Hawaii - Session 2026
Title: Coastal Zone Management Act; Special Management Areas; Permitting; Requirements; Development; Excluded Activities; Public Infrastructure Improvement Projects; Exemption; Lahaina; Maui Wildfires
Amends the definition of "development, as it pertains to coastal zone management, to exclude any state- or county-funded infrastructure improvement project that is exempted from an environmental assessment or determined as a finding of no significant impact under chapter 343, HRS. Applies only to zones established in Lahaina in the aftermath of the 2023 Maui wildfires that have been designated for reentry by the State or county of Maui as of January 1, 2026. Effective 7/1/2050. Sunsets 6/30/2029. (SD1)"
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| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 0000-00-00 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-03-30 | Status | in_committee |
| 2026-03-30 | Latest Action | Reported from WLA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3364) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC. |
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| HB 1572 HD2 SD1 | DAB; Restorative Aquaculture Development Program; Demonstration Sites; Restorative Aquaculture Advisory Council; Reports; Appropriation | in_committee |
| HB 1620 HD2 SD1 | PUC; Public Utilities Commission Special Fund; Electric Vehicle Charging System Subaccount; Hydrogen Fueling System Subaccount; Transfer | in_committee |
| HB 2049 HD3 SD1 | Department of Land and Natural Resources; Department of Hawaiian Home Lands; Conveyance Tax; Dwelling Unit Revolving Fund; Infrastructure Funding; County-designated Transit-oriented Development; Hawaiian Home Lands Infrastructure and Housing Special Fund; Hawaii Agricultural Development Revolving Fund; Special Land and Development Fund | in_committee |
| HB 2386 HD2 SD1 | PUC; Water Carriers; Tariffs; Water Carrier Inflationary Cost Index; Automatic Adjustment Mechanism; Rate Adjustments | in_committee |
| SB 2398 SD2 HD1 | Residential Utilities; Public Disclosure; Building Permitting; County Board of Water Supply | in_committee |
| SB 2694 SD2 HD1 | PUC; Cross-subsidization; Prohibition | in_committee |
| SB 3069 SD1 HD1 | DAGS; Special Project Branch of the Public Works Division; Comptroller's Office; Information Technology Modernization Efforts; Civil Service; Collective Bargaining; Exemptions; Annual Report | in_committee |
| SB 3103 SD2 HD1 | DHS; PUC; Hawaii Home Energy Assistance Program; Appropriation | in_committee |