SB 2237

Hawaii Senate bill in Session 2026.

Status: failed. Latest action: February 19, 2026.

DLNR; State Agencies; Vegetation Management; Wildfire Hazard Maps; Community Fuels Reduction Project; Reports.

Bill ID HI-2026-SB-2237
Session 2026
Status failed
Committee WLA/PSM/GVO, WAM
Senate failed 2026-02-19
Government Operations
Summary

Requires each state agency to create and regularly update a wildfire hazard map. Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to adopt rules. Specifies that the Department of Land and Natural Resources shall clear brush present on state lands for more than sixty days through the Community Fuels Reduction Project. Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to remove certain brush from high- and medium-risk wildfire areas on state lands. Requires reports to the Legislature.

Sponsor
Stanley Chang
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Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
0000-00-00 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-02-19 Status failed
2026-02-19 Latest Action The committee on GVO deferred the measure.
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