# Hawaii SCR 159: URGING PUBLIC AND PRIVATE STAKEHOLDERS TO ADOPT SHARED GUIDING PRINCIPLES FOR THE PLANNING, FINANCING, AND UNDERTAKING OF EFFORTS FOR THE RESTORATION, IMPROVEMENT, AND MAINTENANCE OF THE BEACHES, SHORELINE, AND COASTAL AREAS OF WAIKIKI.

Hawaii SCR 159, URGING PUBLIC AND PRIVATE STAKEHOLDERS TO ADOPT SHARED GUIDING PRINCIPLES FOR THE PLANNING, FINANCING, AND UNDERTAKING OF EFFORTS FOR THE RESTORATION, IMPROVEMENT, AND MAINTENANCE OF THE BEACHES, SHORELINE, AND COASTAL AREAS OF WAIKIKI., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2) Senate bill sponsored by Sharon Y. Moriwaki (Democratic); status adopted, last action 2026-05-12 (Certified copies of resolutions sent, 05-12-26.) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii SCR 159
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2)
- Title: URGING PUBLIC AND PRIVATE STAKEHOLDERS TO ADOPT SHARED GUIDING PRINCIPLES FOR THE PLANNING, FINANCING, AND UNDERTAKING OF EFFORTS FOR THE RESTORATION, IMPROVEMENT, AND MAINTENANCE OF THE BEACHES, SHORELINE, AND COASTAL AREAS OF WAIKIKI.
- Status: adopted
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-03-16
- Last action: 2026-05-12, Certified copies of resolutions sent, 05-12-26.
- Sponsor: Sharon Y. Moriwaki (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: DBEDT, DLNR, City and County of Honolulu, Waikiki Beach, Restoration, Guiding Principles, TOU, WAL
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (17 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: Sharon Y. Moriwaki (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-23 | House | The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 7 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-16 | House | The committee on TOU recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 6 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-30 | Senate | The committee(s) on WLA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 4 | 0 |   |

## Actions (27)

- 2026-05-12: Certified copies of resolutions sent, 05-12-26. (Senate)
- 2026-05-11: Received notice of reconsideration (Sen. Com. No. 822). (House)
- 2026-05-11: Received notice of Senate agreement and Adoption (Sen. Com No. 822). (House)
- 2026-05-08: Reconsideration of action taken on 4-28-26 in disagreeing to the House amendments. (Senate)
- 2026-05-08: Senate agrees with House amendments. (Senate)
- 2026-05-08: Resolution adopted in final form. (Senate)
- 2026-04-28: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 867). (Senate)
- 2026-04-28: Senate disagrees with House amendments. (Senate)
- 2026-04-28: Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 784). (House)
- 2026-04-27: Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2263-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending adoption. (House)
- 2026-04-27: Adopted as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Iwamoto voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). (House)
- 2026-04-27: Transmitted to Senate. (House)
- 2026-04-23: The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Morikawa, Poepoe, Woodson, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Iwamoto; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Ichiyama. (House)
- 2026-04-20: Reported from TOU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2204-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending referral to WAL. (House)
- 2026-04-20: Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on WAL as amended in HD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Alcos, Cochran, Woodson excused (3). (House)
- 2026-04-20: Resolution scheduled to be heard by WAL on Thursday, 04-23-26 10:00AM in conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-04-16: The committee on TOU recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Tam, Templo, Hussey, Ilagan, Yamashita, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. (House)
- 2026-04-10: Referred to TOU, WAL, referral sheet 28 (House)
- 2026-04-10: Resolution scheduled to be heard by TOU on Thursday, 04-16-26 9:30AM in conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-04-09: Report and Resolution Adopted, as amended (SD 1). Transmitted to House. (Senate)
- 2026-04-09: Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 490) in amended form (SD 1). (House)
- 2026-04-08: Reported from WLA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3550) with recommendation of adoption, as amended (SD 1). (Senate)
- 2026-04-08: One Day Notice 04-09-26. (Senate)
- 2026-03-30: The committee(s) on WLA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WLA were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Inouye, Lamosao, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Chang. (Senate)
- 2026-03-27: The committee(s) on WLA has scheduled a public hearing on 03-30-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-03-19: Referred to WLA. (Senate)
- 2026-03-16: Offered. (Senate)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SCR159_HD2_.pdf)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SCR159_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SCR159_.PDF)
- SCR159_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SCR159_HD1_.HTM)
- SCR159_HD2: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SCR159_HD2_.HTM)
- SCR159_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SCR159_SD1_.HTM)

## 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/SCR159_HD2_.pdf)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SCR159_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SCR159_.PDF)
- [SCR159_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SCR159_HD1_.HTM)
- [SCR159_HD2 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SCR159_HD2_.HTM)
- [SCR159_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SCR159_SD1_.HTM)

## 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-SCR159-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).