# Hawaii SB 2237: RELATING TO FIRE PREVENTION.

Hawaii SB 2237, RELATING TO FIRE PREVENTION., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2) Senate bill sponsored by Stanley Chang (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-02-19 (The committee on PSM deferred the measure.) (as of 2026-11-01).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB2237-2026
- As of: 2026-11-01
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii SB 2237
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2)
- Title: RELATING TO FIRE PREVENTION.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-14
- Last action: 2026-02-19, The committee on PSM deferred the measure.
- Sponsor: Stanley Chang (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: DLNR, State Agencies, Vegetation Management, Wildfire Hazard Maps, Community Fuels Reduction Project, Reports, WLA/PSM/GVO, WAM
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Requires each state agency to create and regularly update a wildfire hazard map. Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to adopt rules. Specifies that the Department of Land and Natural Resources shall clear brush present on state lands for more than sixty days through the Community Fuels Reduction Project. Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to remove certain brush from high- and medium-risk wildfire areas on state lands. Requires reports to the Legislature.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Stanley Chang (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (7)

- 2026-02-19: The committee on PSM deferred the measure. (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: The committee on WLA deferred the measure. (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: The committee on GVO deferred the measure. (Senate)
- 2026-02-13: The committee(s) on WLA/PSM/GVO has scheduled a public hearing on 02-19-26 3:05PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-01-26: Referred to WLA/PSM/GVO, WAM. (Senate)
- 2026-01-21: Introduced and passed First Reading. (Senate)
- 2026-01-14: Pending Introduction. (Senate)

## Bill text

- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2237_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2237_.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 2031: RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION. (signed)

## Sources
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2237_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2237_.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 2031: RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB2031-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB2237-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).