# Hawaii SCR 179: URGING THE COUNTY OF MAUI TO ENFORCE THE PROVISIONS OF THE FIRE CODE OF THE COUNTY OF MAUI RELATING TO FIRE HAZARDS, BRUSH CLEARANCE, FUEL BREAKS, ROADSIDE VEGETATION CLEARING, AND EMERGENCY ACCESS.

Hawaii SCR 179, URGING THE COUNTY OF MAUI TO ENFORCE THE PROVISIONS OF THE FIRE CODE OF THE COUNTY OF MAUI RELATING TO FIRE HAZARDS, BRUSH CLEARANCE, FUEL BREAKS, ROADSIDE VEGETATION CLEARING, AND EMERGENCY ACCESS., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2) Senate bill sponsored by Angus L.K. McKelvey (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 179
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2)
- Title: URGING THE COUNTY OF MAUI TO ENFORCE THE PROVISIONS OF THE FIRE CODE OF THE COUNTY OF MAUI RELATING TO FIRE HAZARDS, BRUSH CLEARANCE, FUEL BREAKS, ROADSIDE VEGETATION CLEARING, AND EMERGENCY ACCESS.
- Status: adopted
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-03-16
- Last action: 2026-05-12, Certified copies of resolutions sent, 05-12-26.
- Sponsor: Angus L.K. McKelvey (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Subjects: Maui County, Fire Code, Fire Hazards, Brush Clearance, Fuel Breaks, Roadside Vegetation Clearing, Emergency Access, PBS, WAL
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (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: Angus L.K. McKelvey (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Stanley Chang (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Carol Fukunaga (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mike Gabbard (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Troy N. Hashimoto (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Glenn Wakai (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, UNAMENDED. The votes ... | pass | 7 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-15 | House | The committee on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes ... | pass | 8 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-31 | Senate | The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The... | pass | 4 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-31 | Senate | The committee(s) on EIG recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The... | pass | 5 | 0 |   |

## Actions (22)

- 2026-05-12: Certified copies of resolutions sent, 05-12-26. (Senate)
- 2026-04-28: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 862). (Senate)
- 2026-04-28: Resolution adopted in final form. (Senate)
- 2026-04-27: Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2258-26), recommending adoption. (House)
- 2026-04-27: Adopted with none 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, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Morikawa, Iwamoto, Poepoe, Woodson, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Ichiyama. (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)
- 2026-04-17: Reported from PBS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2176-26), recommending referral to WAL. (House)
- 2026-04-17: Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on WAL with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Amato excused (1). (House)
- 2026-04-15: The committee on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Iwamoto, Hashem, Ichiyama, Morikawa, Poepoe, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Woodson. (House)
- 2026-04-13: Resolution scheduled to be heard by PBS on Wednesday, 04-15-26 10:30AM in conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-04-10: Referred to PBS, WAL, referral sheet 27 (House)
- 2026-04-07: Report and Resolution Adopted. Transmitted to House. (Senate)
- 2026-04-07: Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 421). (House)
- 2026-04-06: Reported from PSM/EIG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3420) with recommendation of adoption. (Senate)
- 2026-04-06: One Day Notice 04-07-26. (Senate)
- 2026-03-31: The committee(s) on EIG recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in EIG were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Chang, DeCoite, Richards, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2026-03-31: The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in PSM were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Fukunaga, Lee, C., Hashimoto, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Inouye. (Senate)
- 2026-03-24: The committee(s) on PSM/EIG has scheduled a public hearing on 03-31-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-03-19: Referred to PSM/EIG. (Senate)
- 2026-03-16: Offered. (Senate)

## Bill text

- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SCR179_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SCR179_.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
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SCR179_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SCR179_.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-SCR179-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).