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HCR180Introduced in the House

Urging The Department Of Agriculture And Biosecurity To Explore And Pursue Opportunities To Colocate Community-based Renewable Energy Generating Projects With Agricultural Reservoirs And Irrigation Water Infrastructure.

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Introduced by Mahina Poepoe, District 13

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Official description

Urging The Department Of Agriculture And Biosecurity To Explore And Pursue Opportunities To Colocate Community-based Renewable Energy Generating Projects With Agricultural Reservoirs And Irrigation Water Infrastructure.

Where it stands

Resolution adopted in final form.

April 24, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

SenateStage: Senate Agriculture and Environment: Passed, Unamended · April 17, 2026

3

Yes

0

No

2

Absent or Not Voting

5 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

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SenatorDistrictVote
Tim Richards4Absent
Lynn Decoite7Absent
Karl Rhoads13Yes
Mike Gabbard21Yes
Brenton Awa23Yes

Bill history

  1. Offered

  2. Referred to AGR, EEP, referral sheet 19

  3. Re-referred to AGR/EEP, referral sheet 20

  4. Resolution scheduled to be heard by AGR/EEP on Wednesday, 04-08-26 10:15AM in conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  5. The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Chun, Kusch, Kahaloa, Lowen, Perruso, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Quinlan.

  6. The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Perruso, Chun, Kahaloa, Kusch, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Quinlan.

  7. Reported from AGR/EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1898-26), recommending adoption.

  8. Adopted with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1).

  9. Transmitted to Senate.

  10. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 585).

  11. Referred to AEN.

  12. The committee(s) on AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 04-17-26 3:05PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

  13. The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in AEN were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Rhoads, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Richards, DeCoite.

  14. Reported from AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3885) with recommendation of adoption.

  15. One Day Notice 04-24-26.

  16. Report and Resolution Adopted. Transmitted to House.

  17. Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 756).

  18. Resolution adopted in final form.

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