# Hawaii HB 309: RELATING TO FISHPONDS.

Hawaii HB 309, RELATING TO FISHPONDS., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2) House bill sponsored by Mahina Poepoe (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-04-17 (Re-Referred to WLA/EDU, WAM.) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii HB 309
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2)
- Title: RELATING TO FISHPONDS.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-16
- Last action: 2026-04-17, Re-Referred to WLA/EDU, WAM.
- Sponsor: Mahina Poepoe (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 15
- Subjects: Fishponds, Working Group, Inventory, Appropriation, WLA/EDU, WAM
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 9 (177 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Establishes a fishpond inventory working group within the University of Hawaii Sea Grant College Program to create an inventory and map of all fishponds on state land and conduct a literature review. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Mahina Poepoe (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Terez Amato (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Cory M. Chun (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Luke A. Evslin (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tina Nakada Grandinetti (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kim Coco Iwamoto (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kirstin Kahaloa (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Darius K. Kila (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Lisa Kitagawa (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Lisa Marten (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tyson K. Miyake (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Amy A. Perruso (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Gregg Takayama (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jenna Takenouchi (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: David A. Tarnas (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Chris Todd (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-08 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 25 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-04 | Senate | The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 12 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-18 | Senate | The committee(s) on WTL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The... | pass | 4 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-18 | Senate | The committee(s) on HRE recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The... | pass | 4 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-04 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 49 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-24 | House | The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes ... | pass | 14 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-05 | House | The committee on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes ... | pass | 11 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-30 | House | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on HED... | pass | 49 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-28 | House | The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 9 | 0 |   |

## Actions (43)

- 2026-04-17: Re-Referred to WLA/EDU, WAM. (Senate)
- 2026-04-02: Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). (Senate)
- 2026-04-01: House Conferee(s) discharged. (House)
- 2026-03-20: Senate Conferee(s) discharged. (Senate)
- 2026-03-20: Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 409). (House)
- 2025-12-08: Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
- 2025-04-17: Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Monday, 04-21-25 10:00AM in conference room 229. (House)
- 2025-04-15: Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 732). (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: Senate Conferees Appointed: Inouye Chair; Kim, DeCoite Co-Chairs; DeCorte. (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 790). (House)
- 2025-04-14: House Conferees Appointed: Hashem, Garrett, Lamosao Co-Chairs; Shimizu. (House)
- 2025-04-11: Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 704). (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). (House)
- 2025-04-08: Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 618) in amended form (SD 1). (House)
- 2025-04-04: The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C.. (Senate)
- 2025-04-04: Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1832) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). (Senate)
- 2025-04-04: 48 Hrs. Notice 04-08-25. (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-04-25 10:46AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: Reported from WTL/HRE (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1281) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to WAM. (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM. (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: The committee(s) on WTL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WTL were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Elefante, Chang, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) McKelvey. (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: The committee(s) on HRE recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in HRE were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Kidani, Hashimoto, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fukunaga. (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: The committee(s) on WTL/HRE has scheduled a public hearing on 03-18-25 3:15PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-03-11: Re-Referred to WTL/HRE, WAM. (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 210). (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Passed First Reading. (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Referred to HRE/WTL, WAM. (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Pierick, Ward excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. (House)
- 2025-02-28: Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1150), recommending passage on Third Reading. (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)
- 2025-02-10: Reported from HED (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 294), recommending referral to FIN. (House)
- 2025-02-10: Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Belatti, Cochran, Kila, Ward excused (4). (House)
- 2025-02-05: The committee on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Garrett, Amato, Evslin, Kapela, Kila, La Chica, Olds, Sayama, Woodson, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. (House)
- 2025-01-31: Bill scheduled to be heard by HED on Wednesday, 02-05-25 2:00PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-01-30: Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 16) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to HED. (House)
- 2025-01-30: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on HED with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2). (House)
- 2025-01-28: The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Lamosao, Belatti, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Morikawa, Poepoe, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Woodson. (House)
- 2025-01-24: Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Tuesday, 01-28-25 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-01-21: Referred to WAL, HED, FIN, referral sheet 1 (House)
- 2025-01-17: Introduced and Pass First Reading. (House)
- 2025-01-16: Pending introduction. (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB309_SD1_.pdf)
- HB309_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB309_HD1_.HTM)
- HB309_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB309_SD1_.HTM)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB309_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB309_.PDF)

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- HB 2344: RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES. (signed)
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- SB 2964: RELATING TO PROPERTY INSURANCE. (signed)

## Sources
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB309_SD1_.pdf)
- [HB309_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB309_HD1_.HTM)
- [HB309_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB309_SD1_.HTM)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB309_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB309_.PDF)

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- [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-HB309-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).