# Hawaii HB 1359: RELATING TO FLOOD MITIGATION.

Hawaii HB 1359, RELATING TO FLOOD MITIGATION., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1) House bill sponsored by Shirley Ann Templo (Democratic); status passed house, last action 2025-03-14 (The committee on WTL deferred the measure.) (as of 2026-10-28).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii HB 1359
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1)
- Title: RELATING TO FLOOD MITIGATION.
- Status: passed house
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-23
- Last action: 2025-03-14, The committee on WTL deferred the measure.
- Sponsor: Shirley Ann Templo (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: DLNR, Residential Flood Mitigation, Drainage Systems, Grants, Appropriation, WTL, WAM
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Establishes a grant program for drainage system maintenance and flood mitigation measures in residential areas, to be administered by the Board of Land and Natural Resources. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Shirley Ann Templo (Democratic), House

## Actions (15)

- 2025-03-14: The committee on WTL deferred the measure. (Senate)
- 2025-03-10: The committee(s) on WTL has scheduled a public hearing on 03-14-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 167). (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Passed First Reading. (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Referred to WTL, WAM. (Senate)
- 2025-02-28: Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 979), recommending passage on Third Reading. (House)
- 2025-02-28: Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Iwamoto voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4). Transmitted to Senate. (House)
- 2025-02-24: The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Alcos, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Hussey, Ward. (House)
- 2025-02-21: Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Monday, 02-24-25 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-02-14: Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 718) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN. (House)
- 2025-02-14: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Matayoshi, Poepoe, Ward excused (4). (House)
- 2025-02-13: The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Lamosao, Ichiyama, Morikawa; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Belatti, Shimizu, Souza; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Iwamoto; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Poepoe, Woodson. (House)
- 2025-02-10: Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Thursday, 02-13-25 9:30AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-01-27: Referred to WAL, FIN, referral sheet 4 (House)
- 2025-01-23: Introduced and Pass First Reading. (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1359_HD1_.pdf)
- HB1359_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1359_HD1_.HTM)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1359_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1359_.PDF)

## Related bills

- SB 572: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 431: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 420: RELATING TO REMEDIES. (signed)
- SB 1296: RELATING TO DISASTER RECOVERY. (signed)
- HB 830: RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION REVIEWS. (signed)
- HB 1064: RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION. (signed)

## Sources
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1359_HD1_.pdf)
- [HB1359_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1359_HD1_.HTM)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1359_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1359_.PDF)

## Related
- [SB 572: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB572-2025)
- [HB 431: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB431-2025)
- [HB 420: RELATING TO REMEDIES.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB420-2025)
- [SB 1296: RELATING TO DISASTER RECOVERY.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB1296-2025)
- [HB 830: RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION REVIEWS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB830-2025)
- [HB 1064: RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1064-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1359-2025 (as of 2026-10-28).