# Hawaii HB 47: RELATING TO AQUACULTURE.

Hawaii HB 47, RELATING TO AQUACULTURE., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1) House bill sponsored by Kirstin Kahaloa (Democratic); status in committee, last action 2025-02-12 (Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 527) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii HB 47
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1)
- Title: RELATING TO AQUACULTURE.
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-10
- Last action: 2025-02-12, Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 527) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
- Sponsor: Kirstin Kahaloa (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: DOA, Division of Animal Industry, Aquaculture Program, Import Assessment, Biological Aquatic Risk-Based Framework, Biocontainment Standards, Aquatic Livestock, Appropriation, AGR, CPC, FIN
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Authorizes the Division of Animal Industry of the Department of Agriculture to adopt, amend, and repeal rules to develop an assessment and approval process to import and move aquatic livestock in the State. Requires the Aquaculture Program to develop a risk-based framework and biocontainment standards for the aquatic livestock assessment and approval process. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Kirstin Kahaloa (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Matthias Kusch (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Nicole E. Lowen (Democratic), House

## Actions (11)

- 2025-02-12: Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 527) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN. (House)
- 2025-02-12: 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 Representative(s) Cochran, Sayama, Ward excused (3). (House)
- 2025-02-06: The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Kong, Lowen, Marten, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. (House)
- 2025-02-04: Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Thursday, 02-06-25 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-01-31: Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 23) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC. (House)
- 2025-01-31: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Templo, Ward excused (3). (House)
- 2025-01-29: The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Kahaloa, Kusch, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward. (House)
- 2025-01-23: Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Wednesday, 01-29-25 9:30AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-01-21: Referred to AGR, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 1 (House)
- 2025-01-16: Introduced and Pass First Reading. (House)
- 2025-01-10: Prefiled. (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB47_HD2_.pdf)
- HB47_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB47_HD1_.HTM)
- HB47_HD2: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB47_HD2_.HTM)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB47_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB47_.PDF)

## Related bills

- SB 572: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 431: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 420: RELATING TO REMEDIES. (signed)
- SB 1296: RELATING TO DISASTER RECOVERY. (signed)
- HB 830: RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION REVIEWS. (signed)
- HB 1064: RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION. (signed)

## Sources
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB47_HD2_.pdf)
- [HB47_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB47_HD1_.HTM)
- [HB47_HD2 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB47_HD2_.HTM)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB47_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB47_.PDF)

## Related
- [SB 572: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB572-2025)
- [HB 431: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB431-2025)
- [HB 420: RELATING TO REMEDIES.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB420-2025)
- [SB 1296: RELATING TO DISASTER RECOVERY.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB1296-2025)
- [HB 830: RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION REVIEWS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB830-2025)
- [HB 1064: RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1064-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB47-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).