HawaiiSB 31692025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2)Senate

RELATING TO COASTAL RESILIENCE.

Sponsored By: Lynn DeCoite (Democratic)

Passed

Summary

Establishes a five-year Coastal Resilience Pilot Program within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism for the preservation of Mantokuji Bay. Allows the pilot program to be exempt from certain regulatory requirements. Requires the State Historic Preservation Division to conduct a streamlined historic preservation review. Establishes certain procedures for the discovery of Native Hawaiian skeletal remains. Requires annual reports to the Legislature. Sunsets 6/30/3005. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Maui CountyDBEDTSHPDCoastal Resilience Pilot ProgramHistoric Preservation ReviewReportsWAL, ECD, FIN

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Bill Overview

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Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Lynn DeCoite

    Democratic • Senate

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 104 • No: 2

House vote 3/25/2026

The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes ...

Yes: 6 • No: 0

House vote 3/20/2026

Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on ECD...

Yes: 49 • No: 1

House vote 3/19/2026

The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ...

Yes: 7 • No: 1

Senate vote 3/10/2026

Senate Floor Vote

Yes: 25 • No: 0

Senate vote 3/5/2026

The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT...

Yes: 4 • No: 0

Senate vote 3/5/2026

The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT...

Yes: 13 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1448-26), recommending referral to FIN.

    3/30/2026House
  2. Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Amato, Garcia, Pierick voting no (3) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4).

    3/30/2026House
  3. The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Tam, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

    3/25/2026House
  4. Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1300-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to ECD.

    3/20/2026House
  5. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on ECD with Representative(s) Garcia, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).

    3/20/2026House
  6. Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Wednesday, 03-25-26 10:00AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

    3/20/2026House
  7. The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Morikawa, Ichiyama, Poepoe, Woodson, Souza; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Shimizu; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Iwamoto; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti.

    3/19/2026House
  8. Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Thursday, 03-19-26 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

    3/16/2026House
  9. Pass First Reading

    3/12/2026House
  10. Referred to WAL, ECD, FIN, referral sheet 17

    3/12/2026House
  11. Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Rhoads. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

    3/10/2026Senate
  12. Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 374) in amended form (SD 1).

    3/10/2026House
  13. Reported from EDT/WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2963) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.

    3/6/2026Senate
  14. Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1).

    3/6/2026Senate
  15. 48 Hrs. Notice 03-10-26.

    3/6/2026Senate
  16. The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. 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.

    3/5/2026Senate
  17. The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDT were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, Wakai, Kim, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fukunaga.

    3/5/2026Senate
  18. The committee(s) on EDT/WAM has rescheduled its decision making to 03-05-26 12:01PM; CR 211 & Videoconference.

    3/4/2026Senate
  19. The committee(s) on EDT/WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-05-26 10:17AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

    3/2/2026Senate
  20. Re-Referred to EDT/WAM.

    2/25/2026Senate
  21. The committee on WLA deferred the measure.

    2/19/2026Senate
  22. The committee on EDT deferred the measure.

    2/19/2026Senate
  23. The committee(s) on EDT/WLA has scheduled a public hearing on 02-19-26 1:02PM; CR 229 & Videoconference.

    2/13/2026Senate
  24. Referred to EDT/WLA, WAM.

    2/2/2026Senate
  25. Introduced.

    1/28/2026Senate

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