# Hawaii HB 1823: RELATING TO THE COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT ACT.

Hawaii HB 1823, RELATING TO THE COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT ACT., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2) House bill sponsored by Mark J. Hashem (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-06-03 (Act 070, 06/03/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1170).) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii HB 1823
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2)
- Title: RELATING TO THE COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT ACT.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-22
- Last action: 2026-06-03, Act 070, 06/03/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1170).
- Sponsor: Mark J. Hashem (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Coastal Zone Management Act, Special Management Area, Permits, Requirements, Development, Excluded Activities, Public Infrastructure and Improvement Projects, Exemption, Certain Counties, WLA, JDC
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 11 (203 yes, 28 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## 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)

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Fewer coastal permits, with environmental safeguards: mixed, low. 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 c…
- Public projects gain coastal permit exemptions: mixed, low. 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, brid…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Mark J. Hashem (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-05-08 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 33 | 18 |   |
| 2026-05-08 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 23 | 1 |   |
| 2026-04-29 | House | The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.... | pass | 3 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-29 | Senate | The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.... | pass | 2 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-14 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 25 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-09 | Senate | The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 5 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-23 | Senate | The committee(s) on WLA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 4 | 1 |   |
| 2026-03-10 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 44 | 6 |   |
| 2026-02-24 | House | The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 7 | 1 |   |
| 2026-02-12 | House | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA... | pass | 50 | 1 |   |
| 2026-02-05 | House | The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 7 | 0 |   |

## Actions (53)

- 2026-06-03: Act 070, 06/03/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1170). (Senate)
- 2026-06-03: Act 070, on 06/03/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1170). (House)
- 2026-05-08: Passed 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). (House)
- 2026-05-08: Passed 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). (Senate)
- 2026-05-08: Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 820). (House)
- 2026-05-08: Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 889). (Senate)
- 2026-05-08: Transmitted to Governor. (House)
- 2026-05-06: Floor Amendment No. 7 offered by Rep. Hashem. (House)
- 2026-05-06: Floor amendment adopted as amended CD 2 with none voting no and none excused. (House)
- 2026-05-06: Forty-eight (48) hours notice Friday 05-08-26. (House)
- 2026-05-06: Floor Amendment No. 14 offered. (Senate)
- 2026-05-06: Floor amendment adopted as amended (CD 2). (Senate)
- 2026-05-06: Separated Committee Report. (Senate)
- 2026-05-06: Report filed. (Senate)
- 2026-05-06: 48 Hrs. Notice 05-08-26 (Senate)
- 2026-04-29: The 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. (House)
- 2026-04-29: The 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. (Senate)
- 2026-04-29: Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 88-26) as amended in (CD 1). (House)
- 2026-04-29: Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday 05-06-26. (House)
- 2026-04-29: Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 88-26). (Senate)
- 2026-04-29: 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26 (Senate)
- 2026-04-28: Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-29-26 9:01AM; Conference Room 229. (Senate)
- 2026-04-27: Senate Conferees Appointed: Lee, C. Chairs; Rhoads Co-Chair; Hashimoto. (Senate)
- 2026-04-27: Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 782). (House)
- 2026-04-21: House Conferees Appointed: Hashem, Tarnas Co-Chairs; Shimizu. (House)
- 2026-04-21: Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 799). (Senate)
- 2026-04-17: Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780). (Senate)
- 2026-04-16: House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). (House)
- 2026-04-14: Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Inouye. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. (Senate)
- 2026-04-14: Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 626) in amended form (SD 2). (House)
- 2026-04-10: Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3793) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). (Senate)
- 2026-04-10: 48 Hrs. Notice 04-14-26. (Senate)
- 2026-04-09: The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2026-04-02: The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 04-09-26 10:01AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-03-30: Reported from WLA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3364) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC. (Senate)
- 2026-03-30: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC. (Senate)
- 2026-03-23: The committee(s) on WLA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WLA were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Chang, Lamosao; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Inouye ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) DeCorte; and 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2026-03-20: The committee(s) on WLA has scheduled a public hearing on 03-23-26 1:05PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 292). (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Passed First Reading. (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Referred to WLA, JDC. (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Belatti, Cochran, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Amato, Grandinetti, Hussey, Iwamoto, Perruso, Poepoe voting no (6) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate. (House)
- 2026-03-06: Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1191-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading. (House)
- 2026-03-06: Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-10-26. (House)
- 2026-02-24: The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Belatti, Kahaloa, Sayama, Takayama; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Cochran, Shimizu; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Poepoe; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Hashem, Garcia. (House)
- 2026-02-20: Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 02-24-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-02-12: Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 242-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA. (House)
- 2026-02-12: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Amato voting no (1) and none excused (0). (House)
- 2026-02-05: The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Morikawa, Ichiyama, Woodson, Souza; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Poepoe, Shimizu; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Iwamoto. (House)
- 2026-02-02: Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Thursday, 02-05-26 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-01-26: Referred to WAL, JHA, referral sheet 1 (House)
- 2026-01-23: Introduced and Pass First Reading. (House)
- 2026-01-22: Pending introduction. (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1823_CD2_.pdf)
- HB1823_CD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1823_CD1_.HTM)
- HB1823_CD1_HFA7: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1823_CD1_HFA7_.HTM)
- HB1823_CD1_SFA14: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1823_CD1_SFA14_.HTM)
- HB1823_CD2: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1823_CD2_.HTM)
- HB1823_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1823_HD1_.HTM)
- HB1823_HD2: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1823_HD2_.HTM)
- HB1823_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1823_SD1_.HTM)
- HB1823_SD2: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1823_SD2_.HTM)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1823_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/GM1170_.PDF)

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- SB 847: RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS. (became law)
- SB 2338: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 2344: RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES. (signed)
- HB 2023: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (signed)
- HB 2021: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (signed)
- SB 2964: RELATING TO PROPERTY INSURANCE. (signed)

## Sources
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1823_CD2_.pdf)
- [HB1823_CD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1823_CD1_.HTM)
- [HB1823_CD1_HFA7 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1823_CD1_HFA7_.HTM)
- [HB1823_CD1_SFA14 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1823_CD1_SFA14_.HTM)
- [HB1823_CD2 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1823_CD2_.HTM)
- [HB1823_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1823_HD1_.HTM)
- [HB1823_HD2 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1823_HD2_.HTM)
- [HB1823_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1823_SD1_.HTM)
- [HB1823_SD2 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1823_SD2_.HTM)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1823_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/GM1170_.PDF)

## Related
- [SB 847: RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB847-2026)
- [SB 2338: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB2338-2026)
- [HB 2344: RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2344-2026)
- [HB 2023: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2023-2026)
- [HB 2021: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2021-2026)
- [SB 2964: RELATING TO PROPERTY INSURANCE.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB2964-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1823-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).