# Hawaii HB 649: RELATING TO SMALL BOAT HARBORS.

Hawaii HB 649, RELATING TO SMALL BOAT HARBORS., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2) House bill sponsored by Mark J. Hashem (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-05-29 (Act 062, 05/29/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1162).); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii HB 649
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2)
- Title: RELATING TO SMALL BOAT HARBORS.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-17
- Last action: 2026-05-29, Act 062, 05/29/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1162).
- Sponsor: Mark J. Hashem (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation, State Small Boat Harbors, Permits, Fees, WLA, WAM
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 11 (224 yes, 20 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 3

## Summary

Revises provisions relating to state small boat harbors fees and permits. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Dedicated harbor improvement fund for commercial boats: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Hawaii creates the Small Boat Harbor Commercial Vessel Special Fund. The Department of Land and Natural Resources manages it. The fund receives 40% of commercial-use moorage fee revenue, plus legislative funding, interest, dividends, and other receipts. Its money can pay onl…
- Five Hawaii harbors get repair funding: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the law authorizes up to $32 million in general obligation bonds for five harbor projects. It provides that amount for budget year 2025–2026, with special funds paying the bond debt. Ala Wai gets $9 million for front-row pier repairs; Haleiwa gets $8 million to replace its m…
- Higher harbor fees for commercial boat operators: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, commercial boat permit holders pay a monthly fee using the highest of three amounts. These are 5% of vessel gross revenue, $1.50 per passenger carried for hire, or twice the same-size recreational boat's moorage fee. The revenue-based rate rises from 3% to 5%. This rule appl…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Mark J. Hashem (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-05-06 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 46 | 5 |   |
| 2026-05-06 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 25 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-30 | Senate | The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.... | pass | 3 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-30 | House | The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.... | pass | 3 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-14 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 25 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-08 | Senate | The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The... | pass | 13 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-25 | Senate | The committee(s) on WLA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 3 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-04 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 42 | 7 |   |
| 2025-02-24 | House | The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes ... | pass | 14 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-11 | House | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN... | pass | 43 | 6 |   |
| 2025-02-06 | House | The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 7 | 2 |   |

## Actions (52)

- 2026-05-29: Act 062, 05/29/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1162). (Senate)
- 2026-05-29: Act 062, on 05/29/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1162). (House)
- 2026-05-08: Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888). (Senate)
- 2026-05-07: Transmitted to Governor. (House)
- 2026-05-06: Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Richards. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). (Senate)
- 2026-05-06: Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with Representative(s) Cochran voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Pierick voting no (5) and none excused (0). (House)
- 2026-05-06: Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816). (House)
- 2026-05-01: Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 172-26) as amended in (CD 1). (House)
- 2026-05-01: Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26. (House)
- 2026-05-01: Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 172-26). (Senate)
- 2026-05-01: 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26 (Senate)
- 2026-04-30: The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Morikawa, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. (House)
- 2026-04-30: The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Moriwaki, Chang; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2026-04-29: Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-30-26 9:00AM; Conference Room 229. (Senate)
- 2026-04-28: Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-29-26 9:00AM; Conference Room 229. (Senate)
- 2026-04-27: Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-26 9:00AM; CR 229. (Senate)
- 2026-04-24: Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-27-26 9:00AM; CR 229. (Senate)
- 2026-04-20: House Conferees Appointed: Hashem, Morikawa Co-Chairs; Shimizu. (House)
- 2026-04-20: Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). (Senate)
- 2026-04-20: Senate Conferees Appointed: Lee, C. Chairs; Moriwaki Co-Chair; Chang. (Senate)
- 2026-04-20: Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 713). (House)
- 2026-04-17: Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780). (Senate)
- 2026-04-16: House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). (House)
- 2026-04-14: Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) DeCoite, Richards. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. (Senate)
- 2026-04-14: Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 569) in amended form (SD 1). (House)
- 2026-04-10: Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3711) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading. (Senate)
- 2026-04-10: One Day Notice 04-14-26. (Senate)
- 2026-04-08: The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2026-04-06: The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-08-26 10:02AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-03-30: Reported from WLA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3360) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM. (Senate)
- 2026-03-30: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. (Senate)
- 2026-03-25: The committee(s) on WLA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WLA were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Lamosao ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Inouye, Chang. (Senate)
- 2026-03-23: The committee(s) on WLA deferred the measure until 03-25-26 1:12PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-03-20: The committee(s) on WLA has scheduled a public hearing on 03-23-26 1:05PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-02-02: Re-Referred to WLA, WAM. (Senate)
- 2025-12-08: Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
- 2025-03-14: The committee on WTL deferred the measure. (Senate)
- 2025-03-10: The committee(s) on WTL has scheduled a public hearing on 03-14-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 265). (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Passed First Reading. (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Referred to WTL, WAM. (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Cochran, Garcia, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Shimizu, Souza voting no (7) and Representative(s) Pierick, Ward excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. (House)
- 2025-02-28: Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1154), 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., Morikawa, Templo; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Miyake, Alcos, Reyes Oda; 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)
- 2025-02-11: Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 361) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN. (House)
- 2025-02-11: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Matsumoto voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Muraoka, Pierick, Shimizu, Souza voting no (6) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2). (House)
- 2025-02-06: The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Lamosao, Belatti, Iwamoto, Poepoe, Woodson; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Morikawa; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Shimizu, Souza; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ichiyama. (House)
- 2025-02-04: Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Thursday, 02-06-25 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-01-21: Introduced and Pass First Reading. (House)
- 2025-01-21: Referred to WAL, FIN, referral sheet 2 (House)
- 2025-01-17: Pending introduction. (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB649_CD1_.pdf)
- HB649_CD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB649_CD1_.HTM)
- HB649_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB649_HD1_.HTM)
- HB649_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB649_SD1_.HTM)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB649_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/GM1162_.PDF)

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- SB 847: RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS. (became law)
- SB 2338: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 2344: RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES. (signed)
- HB 2023: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (signed)
- HB 2021: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (signed)
- SB 2964: RELATING TO PROPERTY INSURANCE. (signed)

## Sources
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB649_CD1_.pdf)
- [HB649_CD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB649_CD1_.HTM)
- [HB649_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB649_HD1_.HTM)
- [HB649_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB649_SD1_.HTM)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB649_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/GM1162_.PDF)

## Related
- [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-HB649-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).