# Hawaii HB 2490: RELATING TO COASTAL RESILIENCE.

Hawaii HB 2490, RELATING TO COASTAL RESILIENCE., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2) House bill sponsored by Mark J. Hashem (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-03-20 (Re-Referred to EDT, WAM.) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii HB 2490
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2)
- Title: RELATING TO COASTAL RESILIENCE.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-28
- Last action: 2026-03-20, Re-Referred to EDT, WAM.
- Sponsor: Mark J. Hashem (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Subjects: Maui County, DBEDT, SHPD, Coastal Resilience Pilot Program, Historic Preservation Review, Reports, EDT, WAM
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 5 (128 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Establishes a five-year Coastal Resilience Pilot Program within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism for the preservation of Mantokuji Bay. Allows the pilot program to be exempt from certain regulatory requirements. Requires the State Historic Preservation Division to conduct a streamlined historic preservation review. Establishes certain procedures for the discovery of Native Hawaiian skeletal remains. Requires annual reports to the Legislature. Sunsets 6/30/2031. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Mark J. Hashem (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Terez Amato (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Elle Cochran (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Tyson K. Miyake (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mahina Poepoe (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kyle T. Yamashita (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-06 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 47 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-03 | House | The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes ... | pass | 16 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-13 | House | The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 7 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-10 | House | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on ECD... | pass | 51 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-05 | House | The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 7 | 0 |   |

## Actions (18)

- 2026-03-20: Re-Referred to EDT, WAM. (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 215). (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Passed First Reading. (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Referred to EDT/WLA, WAM. (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 972-26), recommending passage on Third Reading. (House)
- 2026-03-06: Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Perruso, Quinlan, Sayama excused (3). Transmitted to Senate. (House)
- 2026-03-03: The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Perruso; Noes: none; and Excused: none. (House)
- 2026-02-27: Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 03-03-26 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-02-19: Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 510-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN. (House)
- 2026-02-19: Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). (House)
- 2026-02-13: The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Holt, Tam, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. (House)
- 2026-02-10: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on ECD with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). (House)
- 2026-02-10: Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Friday, 02-13-26 8:30AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-02-09: Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 97-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to ECD. (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, Poepoe, Woodson, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Iwamoto. (House)
- 2026-02-02: Referred to WAL, ECD, FIN, referral sheet 6 (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)
- 2026-01-28: Introduced and Pass First Reading. (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2490_HD2_.pdf)
- HB2490_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2490_HD1_.HTM)
- HB2490_HD2: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2490_HD2_.HTM)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2490_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2490_.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/HB2490_HD2_.pdf)
- [HB2490_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2490_HD1_.HTM)
- [HB2490_HD2 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2490_HD2_.HTM)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2490_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2490_.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-HB2490-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).