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 |
| 2026-02-20 | Status | in_committee |
| 2026-02-20 | Latest Action | Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| HB 344 HD1 SD2 | HSEO; DOT; DAGS; Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure; State Buildings; Retrofitting; Appropriation | unknown |
| HB 716 HD1 SD1 | Health Infrastructure Grant Program; Health Information Technologies; State Health Planning and Development Agency; FQHCs; Rural Health Clinics; Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Centers; Native Hawaiian Health Centers; Appropriations | unknown |
| HB 740 HD2 SD2 | Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation; Rental Housing Revolving Fund; Counties; Accessory Dwelling Units; Purchase of Equity; Voluntary Deed Restrictions; Appropriation | unknown |
| SB 1269 SD1 HD2 | DBEDT; Geothermal Resources; Appropriation | unknown |
| SB 1589 SD3 HD2 | Department of Accounting and General Services; Stadium Authority; Stadium Development Special Fund; Appropriations | unknown |
| SB 21 SD2 HD2 | PUC; Water Carriers; Tariffs; Water Carrier Inflationary Cost Index; Automatic Adjustment Mechanism; Rate Adjustments | unknown |
| SB 2377 SD2 | Offenses Against Property Rights; Criminal Property Damage of Critical Infrastructure Facilities; Felony | in_committee |
| SB 2398 SD2 HD1 | Residential Utilities; Public Disclosure; Building Permitting; County Board of Water Supply | in_committee |