# Hawaii HB 345: RELATING TO THE STATE SHRIMP. Hawaii HB 345, RELATING TO THE STATE SHRIMP., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1) House bill sponsored by Nicole E. Lowen (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-05-19 (Act 071, 05/19/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1171).) (as of 2026-10-27). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB345-2025 - As of: 2026-10-27 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Hawaii HB 345 - State: Hawaii - Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1) - Title: RELATING TO THE STATE SHRIMP. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-16 - Last action: 2025-05-19, Act 071, 05/19/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1171). - Sponsor: Nicole E. Lowen (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 15 - Subjects: Wai ʻŌpae, ʻŌpae ʻUla, Anchialine Pool Ecosystems, Conservation, State Shrimp, TCA/AEN - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 12 (210 yes, 1 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Establishes the ‘ōpae ‘ula as the state shrimp to protect anchialine pool ecosystems throughout Hawaii. (CD1) ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Nicole E. Lowen (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Terez Amato (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Luke A. Evslin (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Tina Nakada Grandinetti (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Daniel Holt (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kirstin Kahaloa (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Darius K. Kila (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: LAMOSAO - Cosponsor: Lisa Marten (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Dee Morikawa (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lauren Matsumoto (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Amy A. Perruso (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kanani Souza (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Adrian K. Tam (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: David A. Tarnas (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Chris Todd (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-30 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 49 | 1 | | | 2025-04-24 | Senate | The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.... | pass | 4 | 0 | | | 2025-04-24 | House | The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.... | pass | 3 | 0 | | | 2025-04-08 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 25 | 0 | | | 2025-04-02 | Senate | The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 5 | 0 | | | 2025-04-02 | Senate | The committee(s) on TCA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 4 | 0 | | | 2025-03-31 | Senate | The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The... | pass | 4 | 0 | | | 2025-03-31 | Senate | The committee(s) on TCA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The... | pass | 4 | 0 | | | 2025-03-04 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 49 | 0 | | | 2025-02-21 | House | The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 9 | 0 | | | 2025-02-11 | House | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA... | pass | 49 | 0 | | | 2025-02-05 | House | The committee on CAA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 5 | 0 | | ## Actions (47) - 2025-05-19: Act 071, 05/19/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1171). (Senate) - 2025-05-19: Act 071, on 05/19/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1171). (House) - 2025-05-02: Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 821). (Senate) - 2025-05-01: Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 888). (House) - 2025-05-01: Transmitted to Governor. (House) - 2025-04-30: Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none. (Senate) - 2025-04-30: Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). (House) - 2025-04-24: The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Gabbard, Kanuha, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. (Senate) - 2025-04-24: The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Kapela, Poepoe, Lee, M.; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Reyes Oda. (House) - 2025-04-24: Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 31) as amended in (CD 1). (House) - 2025-04-24: Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 04-30-25. (House) - 2025-04-24: Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 31). (Senate) - 2025-04-24: 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-25 (Senate) - 2025-04-23: Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Thursday, 04-24-25 10:00AM in conference room 329. (House) - 2025-04-16: Senate Conferees Appointed: Lee, C. Chairs; Gabbard Co-Chair; Kanuha, DeCorte. (Senate) - 2025-04-16: Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 810). (House) - 2025-04-15: Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 732). (Senate) - 2025-04-14: House Conferees Appointed: Kapela, Poepoe Co-Chairs; Lee, M., Reyes Oda. (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: 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. 622) in amended form (SD 1). (House) - 2025-04-04: Reported from TCA/AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1730) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading. (Senate) - 2025-04-04: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1). (Senate) - 2025-04-04: 48 Hrs. Notice 04-08-25. (Senate) - 2025-04-02: The committees on TCA/AEN reconsidered its previous decision. (Senate) - 2025-04-02: The committee(s) on TCA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in TCA were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Inouye, Elefante, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Kanuha. (Senate) - 2025-04-02: The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in AEN were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Richards, DeCoite, Rhoads, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. (Senate) - 2025-03-31: The committee(s) on TCA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in TCA were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Elefante, Kanuha, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Inouye. (Senate) - 2025-03-31: The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in AEN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Richards, DeCoite, Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa. (Senate) - 2025-03-31: The committee(s) on TCA/AEN will hold a public decision making on 04-02-25 2:15PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference. (Senate) - 2025-03-28: The committee(s) on TCA/AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-31-25 1:01PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference. (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 213). (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Passed First Reading. (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Referred to TCA/AEN. (Senate) - 2025-03-04: Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 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 JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1088) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading. (House) - 2025-02-28: Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-04-25. (House) - 2025-02-21: The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Todd. (House) - 2025-02-19: Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Friday, 02-21-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House) - 2025-02-11: Reported from CAA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 365) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA. (House) - 2025-02-11: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2). (House) - 2025-02-05: The committee on CAA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Kapela, Kong, Garrett, Lee, M., Sayama; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Reyes Oda. (House) - 2025-01-30: Bill scheduled to be heard by CAA on Wednesday, 02-05-25 10:30AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House) - 2025-01-21: Referred to CAA, JHA, 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/session2025/bills/HB345_CD1_.pdf) - HB345_CD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB345_CD1_.HTM) - HB345_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB345_HD1_.HTM) - HB345_HD2: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB345_HD2_.HTM) - HB345_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB345_SD1_.HTM) - Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB345_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/GM1171_.PDF) ## Related bills - HB 431: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed) - HB 1064: RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION. (signed) - SB 1044: RELATING TO THE STABILIZATION OF PROPERTY INSURANCE. (signed) - SB 1231: RELATING TO PARENTAGE. (signed) - SB 935: RELATING TO GOVERNMENT. (signed) - HB 703: RELATING TO KUPUNA HOUSING. (signed) ## Sources - [Bill Text (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB345_CD1_.pdf) - [HB345_CD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB345_CD1_.HTM) - [HB345_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB345_HD1_.HTM) - [HB345_HD2 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB345_HD2_.HTM) - [HB345_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB345_SD1_.HTM) - [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB345_.HTM) - [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/GM1171_.PDF) ## Related - [HB 431: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB431-2025) - [HB 1064: RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1064-2025) - [SB 1044: RELATING TO THE STABILIZATION OF PROPERTY INSURANCE.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB1044-2025) - [SB 1231: RELATING TO PARENTAGE.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB1231-2025) - [SB 935: RELATING TO GOVERNMENT.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB935-2025) - [HB 703: RELATING TO KUPUNA HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB703-2025) - [Hawaii bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/hawaii/bills) - [Hawaii state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/hawaii) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB345-2025 (as of 2026-10-27).