# Hawaii HCR 14: AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF A PERPETUAL, NON-EXCLUSIVE EASEMENT COVERING A PORTION OF STATE SUBMERGED LANDS AT WAIALAE, HONOLULU, OAHU, FOR EXISTING DRAINAGE PURPOSES, AND FOR USE, OPERATION, REPAIR, AND MAINTENANCE OF THE EXISTING IMPROVEMENTS CONSTRUCTED THEREON.

Hawaii HCR 14, AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF A PERPETUAL, NON-EXCLUSIVE EASEMENT COVERING A PORTION OF STATE SUBMERGED LANDS AT WAIALAE, HONOLULU, OAHU, FOR EXISTING DRAINAGE PURPOSES, AND FOR USE, OPERATION, REPAIR, AND MAINTENANCE OF THE EXISTING IMPROVEMENTS CONSTRUCTED THEREON., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2) House bill sponsored by Mark J. Hashem (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-04-22 (Reported from WLA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3881), as amended (SD 1), with recommendation of referral to WAM.) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii HCR 14
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2)
- Title: AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF A PERPETUAL, NON-EXCLUSIVE EASEMENT COVERING A PORTION OF STATE SUBMERGED LANDS AT WAIALAE, HONOLULU, OAHU, FOR EXISTING DRAINAGE PURPOSES, AND FOR USE, OPERATION, REPAIR, AND MAINTENANCE OF THE EXISTING IMPROVEMENTS CONSTRUCTED THEREON.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-02-25
- Last action: 2026-04-22, Reported from WLA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3881), as amended (SD 1), with recommendation of referral to WAM.
- Sponsor: Mark J. Hashem (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Perpetual, Non-exclusive Easement, State Submerged Lands, Waialae, Oahu, WLA, WAM
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (24 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

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

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-17 | Senate | The committee(s) on WLA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 3 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-08 | House | The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 14 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-17 | House | The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes ... | pass | 7 | 0 |   |

## Actions (20)

- 2026-04-22: Reported from WLA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3881), as amended (SD 1), with recommendation of referral to WAM. (Senate)
- 2026-04-22: Report adopted, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. (Senate)
- 2026-04-17: 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., Lamosao, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Inouye, Chang. (Senate)
- 2026-04-14: The committee(s) on WLA has scheduled a public hearing on 04-17-26 1:15PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-04-10: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 535). (Senate)
- 2026-04-10: Referred to WLA, WAM. (Senate)
- 2026-04-09: Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1964-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending adoption. (House)
- 2026-04-09: Adopted as amended in HD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). (House)
- 2026-04-09: Transmitted to Senate. (House)
- 2026-04-08: The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Hussey, Gedeon. (House)
- 2026-04-07: The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred. (House)
- 2026-04-07: Resolution scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 04-08-26 1:55PM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-04-02: Scheduled for decision making on Tuesday, 04-07-26 10:05AM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-03-20: Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1314-26), recommending referral to FIN. (House)
- 2026-03-20: Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Perruso, Poepoe voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). (House)
- 2026-03-17: The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Morikawa, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Poepoe; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Woodson. (House)
- 2026-03-12: Resolution scheduled to be heard by WAL on Tuesday, 03-17-26 9:00AM in conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-03-10: Referred to WAL, FIN, referral sheet 15 (House)
- 2026-03-05: Offered (House)
- 2026-02-25: To be offered. (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HCR14_SD1_.pdf)
- HCR14_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HCR14_HD1_.HTM)
- HCR14_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HCR14_SD1_.HTM)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HCR14_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HCR14_.PDF)

## Related bills

- 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/HCR14_SD1_.pdf)
- [HCR14_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HCR14_HD1_.HTM)
- [HCR14_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HCR14_SD1_.HTM)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HCR14_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HCR14_.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-HCR14-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).