# Hawaii SB 1511: RELATING TO HANALEI BAY.

Hawaii SB 1511, RELATING TO HANALEI BAY., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1) Senate bill sponsored by Ronald D. Kouchi (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-07-02 (Act 280, 07/02/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1383).) (as of 2026-10-27).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii SB 1511
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1)
- Title: RELATING TO HANALEI BAY.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-22
- Last action: 2025-07-02, Act 280, 07/02/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1383).
- Sponsor: Ronald D. Kouchi (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Board of Land and Natural Resources, Hanalei Bay, Vessel Restriction, WAL, JHA
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 7 (151 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Prohibits vessels longer than seventy-five feet from entering Hanalei Bay. Exempts vessels operated by a federal, state, or county agency. (HD2)

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Ronald D. Kouchi (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-08 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 49 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-27 | House | The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 10 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-20 | House | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA... | pass | 49 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-18 | House | The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 9 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-04 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 25 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-19 | Senate | The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The... | pass | 4 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-10 | Senate | The committee(s) on WTL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 5 | 0 |   |

## Actions (42)

- 2025-07-02: Act 280, 07/02/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1383). (Senate)
- 2025-07-02: Act 280, on 07/02/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1383). (House)
- 2025-04-23: Passed Final Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2025-04-23: Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 871). (House)
- 2025-04-23: Enrolled to Governor. (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: Senate Conferee(s) discharged. (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: Reconsideration of action taken on 04-10-25 in disagreeing to the House amendments. (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: Senate agrees with House amendments. Placed on the calendar for Final Reading on 04-23-25. (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: One Day Notice 04-23-25 (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: Received notice of reconsideration and Senate agreement (Sen. Com. No. 857). (House)
- 2025-04-22: Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 861). (House)
- 2025-04-21: Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 757). (Senate)
- 2025-04-17: House Conferees Appointed: Hashem, Poepoe Co-Chairs; Souza. (House)
- 2025-04-15: Senate Conferees Appointed: Inouye Chair; Gabbard Co-Chair; McKelvey, DeCorte. (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 789). (House)
- 2025-04-10: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 696). (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: Senate disagrees with House amendments. (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 779). (House)
- 2025-04-08: Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Marten excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. (House)
- 2025-04-04: Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2028) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading. (House)
- 2025-04-04: Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-08-25. (House)
- 2025-03-27: The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran. (House)
- 2025-03-25: Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 03-27-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-03-20: Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1403) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA. (House)
- 2025-03-20: 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)
- 2025-03-18: 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)
- 2025-03-14: Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Tuesday, 03-18-25 10:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-03-06: Pass First Reading (House)
- 2025-03-06: Referred to WAL, JHA, referral sheet 19 (House)
- 2025-03-04: Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 361) in amended form (SD 1). (House)
- 2025-02-28: Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 960) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading. (Senate)
- 2025-02-28: One Day Notice 03-04-25. (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Chang, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard. (Senate)
- 2025-02-14: Reported from WTL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 587) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC. (Senate)
- 2025-02-14: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC. (Senate)
- 2025-02-14: The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 02-19-25 9:45AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: The committee(s) on WTL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WTL were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Elefante, Chang, McKelvey, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2025-02-05: The committee(s) on WTL has scheduled a public hearing on 02-10-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-01-27: Referred to WTL, JDC. (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Introduced and passed First Reading. (Senate)
- 2025-01-22: Pending Introduction. (Senate)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1511_HD2_.pdf)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1511_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/GM1383_.PDF)
- SB1511_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1511_HD1_.HTM)
- SB1511_HD2: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1511_HD2_.HTM)
- SB1511_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1511_SD1_.HTM)

## 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/SB1511_HD2_.pdf)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1511_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/GM1383_.PDF)
- [SB1511_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1511_HD1_.HTM)
- [SB1511_HD2 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1511_HD2_.HTM)
- [SB1511_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1511_SD1_.HTM)

## 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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB1511-2025 (as of 2026-10-27).