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HB1650Introduced in the House

Relating To Environmental Assessments.

EngrossedSenate Water, Land, and Agriculture

Introduced by Mark Hashem, District 19

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Removes proposed actions within the Waikiki special district from the requirement for environmental assessments under section 343-5, HRS. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Where it stands

Referred to WLA, JDC.

March 10, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

No recorded vote is available for this bill yet.

Bill history

  1. Prefiled.

  2. Introduced and Pass First Reading.

  3. Referred to EEP, WAL, FIN, referral sheet 1

  4. Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP on Tuesday, 02-03-26 9:30AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  5. The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Perruso, Chun, Kahaloa, Kusch, Quinlan, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

  6. Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 29-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to WAL.

  7. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on WAL with Representative(s) Tam voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Woodson excused (1).

  8. Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Tuesday, 02-10-26 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  9. The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Morikawa, Ichiyama, Woodson; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Belatti, Poepoe, Shimizu, Souza; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Iwamoto; and Excused: none.

  10. Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 340-26), recommending referral to FIN.

  11. Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Tam voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Amato voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lee, M., Poepoe excused (3).

  12. Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Monday, 02-23-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  13. The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Perruso, Alcos; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

  14. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 880-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  15. Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Reyes Oda, Souza voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Amato, Grandinetti, Iwamoto, Poepoe, Tam voting no (5) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

  16. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 31).

  17. Passed First Reading.

  18. Referred to WLA, JDC.

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