# Hawaii HB 2361: RELATING TO THE KANEOHE BAY REGIONAL COUNCIL.

Hawaii HB 2361, RELATING TO THE KANEOHE BAY REGIONAL COUNCIL., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2) House bill sponsored by Lisa Kitagawa (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-06-05 (Act 091, 06/05/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1191).) (as of 2026-11-01).

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- As of: 2026-11-01
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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii HB 2361
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2)
- Title: RELATING TO THE KANEOHE BAY REGIONAL COUNCIL.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-27
- Last action: 2026-06-05, Act 091, 06/05/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1191).
- Sponsor: Lisa Kitagawa (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 14
- Subjects: DLNR, Kaneohe Bay Regional Council, Administrative Support, Chairperson, Meeting Frequency, WLA, WAM
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 10 (222 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to provide administrative support to the Kaneohe Bay Regional Council. Requires the chairperson of the Council to be selected by the voting members from among all voting and nonvoting members on an annual and rotating basis. Requires the Council to meet quarterly. Effective 1/1/3000. (SD1)

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- New rules for Kaneohe Bay council: mixed, low. The Kaneohe Bay Regional Council must meet quarterly and follow chapter 92 meeting rules. It has seven voting members appointed by the governor, and its voting members choose a chair each year. Members serve without pay. The Department of Land and Natural Resources provides no staff, drafting, or o…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Lisa Kitagawa (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kim Coco Iwamoto (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Matthias Kusch (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mike Lee (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: M.
- Cosponsor: Lisa Marten (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Scot Z. Matayoshi (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tyson K. Miyake (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Dee Morikawa (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mahina Poepoe (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Julie Reyes Oda (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kanani Souza (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jenna Takenouchi (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Adrian K. Tam (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Shirley Ann Templo (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-05-06 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 51 | 0 |   |
| 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 |   |
| 2026-04-07 | Senate | The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The... | pass | 12 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-23 | Senate | The committee(s) on WLA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 5 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-05 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 49 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-23 | House | The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes ... | pass | 16 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-18 | House | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN... | pass | 50 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-12 | House | The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 9 | 0 |   |

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2361_CD1_.pdf)
- HB2361_CD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2361_CD1_.HTM)
- HB2361_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2361_HD1_.HTM)
- HB2361_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2361_SD1_.HTM)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2361_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/GM1191_.PDF)

## Related bills

- SB 847: RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS. (became law)
- HB 2344: RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES. (signed)
- HB 2023: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (signed)
- HB 2021: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (signed)
- SB 2338: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 1973: RELATING TO HEALTH. (signed)

## Sources
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2361_CD1_.pdf)
- [HB2361_CD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2361_CD1_.HTM)
- [HB2361_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2361_HD1_.HTM)
- [HB2361_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2361_SD1_.HTM)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2361_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/GM1191_.PDF)

## Related
- [SB 847: RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB847-2026)
- [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 2338: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB2338-2026)
- [HB 1973: RELATING TO HEALTH.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1973-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2361-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).