All Roll Calls
Yes: 203 • No: 28
HawaiiHB 18232025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2)House
RELATING TO THE COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT ACT.
Sponsored By: Mark J. Hashem (Democratic)
Signed by Governor
Summary
Amends the definition of "development," as it pertains to coastal zone management, to exclude any state- or county-funded infrastructure improvement project that is exempted from an environmental assessment or determined as a finding of no significant impact under chapter 343, HRS. Applies only to zones established in Lahaina in the aftermath of the 2023 Maui wildfires that have been designated for reentry by the State or County of Maui as of January 1, 2026, excluding lands owned by or under the control of the State or County of Maui. Effective 7/1/2050. Sunsets 6/30/2029. (SD2)
Coastal Zone Management ActSpecial Management AreaPermitsRequirementsDevelopmentExcluded ActivitiesPublic Infrastructure and Improvement ProjectsExemptionCertain CountiesWLA, JDC
Personalized for You
How does this bill affect your finances?
Personalize government policy and PRIA will tell you what this bill means for your household, plus every other piece of legislation we track. PRIA reads each provision against your financial profile to show you exactly what matters to your wallet.
Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 2 mixed.
Fewer coastal permits, with environmental safeguards
Hawaii's law covers temporary or permanent shoreline uses, activities, and structures on land or in water. Listed activities do not need special management area use permits, but authorities can require review for cumulative impacts or significant environmental or ecological effects. Single-family construction or reconstruction is exempt below 7,500 square feet, outside shoreline and erosion-prone parcels, and outside larger developments. Exempt work includes road repairs within existing rights-of-way, routine maintenance dredging, underground utility repairs, and underground utility installation along existing corridors with fixtures under 4 feet high. It also includes building repairs, maintenance, interior changes, and nonstructural improvements, plus otherwise-permitted structural improvements to existing single-family homes. Land transfers and changes to easements or other property rights are exempt. Subdivision exemptions cover parcels greater than 20 acres, or four or fewer parcels without construction; the latter exception cannot be reused for successive subdivisions. Zoning variances are exempt except those involving height, density, parking, or shoreline setbacks. Agricultural, aquaculture, forestry, fishpond, traditional loko i‘a, and other Hawaiian customary practices are exempt. Exemptions also cover public walking and biking facilities, emergency warning devices, trash removal, and invasive-plant control without herbicides. Conservation-land fencing for invasive-species control or habitat protection, specified existing public-facility upgrades and security work, and demolition outside historic sites are also exempt. Disaster rebuilding must involve a lawfully built structure damaged in a governor- or federally declared disaster, stay off the shoreline, begin within six years, keep a substantially similar footprint, and meet floodplain standards. The law takes effect upon approval, preserves prior rights, duties, penalties, and pending proceedings, and keeps these amendments in place through the July 1, 2028 reenactment.
Public projects gain coastal permit exemptions
Hawaii exempts qualifying public infrastructure projects from special management area use permits. A state or county agency must propose, fund, authorize, or carry out the project. Eligible work includes repair, maintenance, restoration, replacement, improvement, and new construction of roads, bridges, water, sewer, drainage, and stormwater systems. Flood control, erosion control, coastal resilience, public facilities, and public utility systems also qualify. Projects must match the county's applicable community plan, including regional, district, or community-based plans adopted by ordinance. The sponsoring agency must issue a written finding citing the plan policies or actions that support the project. This removes a permit review step, although the law preserves review for cumulative impacts or significant environmental or ecological effects.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Mark J. Hashem
Democratic • House
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 5/8/2026
House Floor Vote
Yes: 33 • No: 18
Senate vote • 5/8/2026
Senate Floor Vote
Yes: 23 • No: 1
House vote • 4/29/2026
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments....
Yes: 3 • No: 0
Senate vote • 4/29/2026
The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS....
Yes: 2 • No: 0
Senate vote • 4/14/2026
Senate Floor Vote
Yes: 25 • No: 0
Senate vote • 4/9/2026
The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT...
Yes: 5 • No: 0
Senate vote • 3/23/2026
The committee(s) on WLA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT...
Yes: 4 • No: 1
House vote • 3/10/2026
House Floor Vote
Yes: 44 • No: 6
House vote • 2/24/2026
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ...
Yes: 7 • No: 1
House vote • 2/12/2026
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA...
Yes: 50 • No: 1
House vote • 2/5/2026
The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ...
Yes: 7 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Act 070, 06/03/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1170).
6/3/2026SenateAct 070, on 06/03/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1170).
6/3/2026HousePassed Final Reading as amended in CD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Amato, Belatti, Cochran, Garcia, Grandinetti, Hartsfield, Hussey, Iwamoto, Kapela, Matsumoto, Olds, Perruso, Pierick, Poepoe, Reyes Oda, Shimizu, Souza, Tam voting no (18) and none excused (0).
5/8/2026HousePassed Final Reading, as amended (CD 2). Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Elefante. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) McKelvey). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) San Buenaventura).
5/8/2026SenateReceived notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 820).
5/8/2026HouseReceived notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 889).
5/8/2026SenateTransmitted to Governor.
5/8/2026HouseFloor Amendment No. 7 offered by Rep. Hashem.
5/6/2026HouseFloor amendment adopted as amended CD 2 with none voting no and none excused.
5/6/2026HouseForty-eight (48) hours notice Friday 05-08-26.
5/6/2026HouseFloor Amendment No. 14 offered.
5/6/2026SenateFloor amendment adopted as amended (CD 2).
5/6/2026SenateSeparated Committee Report.
5/6/2026SenateReport filed.
5/6/2026Senate48 Hrs. Notice 05-08-26
5/6/2026SenateThe Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Tarnas, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
4/29/2026HouseThe Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Hashimoto.
4/29/2026SenateReported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 88-26) as amended in (CD 1).
4/29/2026HouseForty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday 05-06-26.
4/29/2026HouseReported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 88-26).
4/29/2026Senate48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26
4/29/2026SenateConference committee meeting scheduled for 04-29-26 9:01AM; Conference Room 229.
4/28/2026SenateSenate Conferees Appointed: Lee, C. Chairs; Rhoads Co-Chair; Hashimoto.
4/27/2026SenateReceived notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 782).
4/27/2026HouseHouse Conferees Appointed: Hashem, Tarnas Co-Chairs; Shimizu.
4/21/2026House
Bill Text
Bill Text
HB1823_CD1
HB1823_CD1_HFA7
HB1823_CD1_SFA14
HB1823_CD2
HB1823_HD1
HB1823_HD2
HB1823_SD1
HB1823_SD2
Original
Related Bills
SB 847, RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS.
Establishes a three-year pilot program in the County of Kauai to allow qualified psychologists under the supervision of a supervising psychiatrist limited authority to prescribe certain psychotropic medications to patients between the ages of eighteen and sixty-five years under the care of the psychologist. Requires employers to report adverse events, patient outcomes, and escalation protocols relating to services provided under the pilot program to the State Health Planning and Development Agency. Requires the Board of Psychology to adopt rules. Requires the State Health Planning and Development Agency to report to the Legislature. Effective 7/1/3000. Sunsets 6/30/2031. (HD2)
SB 2338, RELATING TO HOUSING.
Exempts certain positions under the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation (HHFDC) from the requirement that the employment actions and job descriptions of HHFDC officers and employees be subject to approval by the Director of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism. Increases the salary cap for the Executive Director of HHFDC. Renames the position of Executive Assistant to Deputy Executive Director for HHFDC and increases the salary cap for the Deputy Executive Director. Establishes the Finance Manager position within HHFDC. Establishes a cap on the term of employment contracts for HHFDC and the Hawaii Public Housing Authority. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
HB 2344, RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES.
Establishes a temporary, independent Public School Realignment and Closure Commission to develop and recommend a comprehensive package of school consolidations, realignments, and closures based on the federal Base Realignment and Closure model. Requires reports to the Legislature. Requires an expedited approval process by the Governor and Legislature. Appropriates moneys. Effective 7/31/2055. (SD2)
HB 2023, RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
Requires the Department of Transportation to administer a statewide program for certification of active intelligent speed assistance systems and select a vendor for the installation and maintenance of systems. Limits the civil liability of motor vehicle manufacturers, distributors, and retailers for active intelligent speed assistance systems. Makes circumventing or tampering with an active intelligent speed assistance system a misdemeanor. Allows the Judiciary to impose the installation of active intelligent speed assistance systems as an additional penalty and as part of a license suspension or revocation for repeat offenders of certain traffic violations. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)
HB 2021, RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
Establishes safe riding behaviors for electric bicycles. Prohibits the operation of high-speed electric devices in certain locations. Requires all public schools in the State to prohibit high-speed electric devices on public school campuses. Prohibits electric bicycles on elementary and middle or intermediate school campuses. Authorizes public high schools to require county registration and decals for any electric bicycle brought onto its premises and deny entry or require parent retrieval for an unregistered electric bicycle. Establishes labeling and signage requirements for electric bicycles. Prohibits the operation of a moped or electric motorcycle in certain locations. Amends the definition of "bicycle" for purposes of county vehicular taxes. Defines "electric bicycle" in place of "low-speed electric bicycle". Authorizes the seizure of non-road-legal, nonconforming electric bicycles and high-speed electric devices. Defines "electric micro-mobility device" and requires the same regulations as electric foot scooters. Prohibits a person under the age of sixteen from operating a class 2 or class 3 electric bicycle without direct supervision. Authorizes a person to ride an electric bicycle on a sidewalk under certain circumstances. Prohibits a person from operating a bicycle or electric foot scooter under the age of eighteen without a helmet. Repeals the requirement that moped drivers use bicycle lanes. Substitutes the term "motor scooter" with the term "motor-driven cycle". Effective 3/22/2075. (SD2)
SB 2964, RELATING TO PROPERTY INSURANCE.
Requires homeowners insurance producers to notify policyholders that they may submit information regarding improvements made to the insured residential property, which shall then be submitted to the homeowners insurer. Requires homeowners insurers to reevaluate the replacement cost estimate based on the information submitted by a policyholder, and offer the policyholder the option to purchase additional coverage to cover the full amount of the replacement cost estimate. Establishes an administrative penalty. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)