HCR61Introduced in the House
Urging The Department Of Land And Natural Resources To Work With Its Partners To Increase Investment In Policies, Incentives, Workforce, And Nursery Capacity To Reforest Hawaii's Public And Private Lands.
Introduced by Matthias Kusch, District 1
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Official description
Urging The Department Of Land And Natural Resources To Work With Its Partners To Increase Investment In Policies, Incentives, Workforce, And Nursery Capacity To Reforest Hawaii's Public And Private Lands.
Where it stands
Resolution adopted in final form.
April 23, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
SenateStage: Senate Water, Land, and Agriculture: 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.
See how each senator voted
| Senator | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Lorraine Inouye | 1 | Absent |
| Stanley Chang | 9 | Absent |
| Rachele Fernandez Lamosao | 19 | Yes |
| Samantha DeCorte | 22 | Yes |
| Chris Lee | 25 | Yes |
Bill history
To be offered.
Offered
Referred to WAL, referral sheet 18
Resolution scheduled to be heard by WAL on Tuesday, 03-31-26 10:00AM in conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Morikawa, Belatti, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Poepoe, Woodson, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1802-26), recommending adoption.
Adopted with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
Transmitted to Senate.
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 460).
Referred to WLA.
The committee(s) on WLA has scheduled a public hearing on 04-17-26 1:15PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.
The committee(s) on WLA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WLA were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Lamosao, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Inouye, Chang.
Reported from WLA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3876) with recommendation of adoption.
One Day Notice 04-23-26.
Report and Resolution Adopted. Transmitted to House.
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 728).
Resolution adopted in final form.
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