SB 2709 SD1

Hawaii Senate bill in Session 2026.

Status: in_committee. Latest action: February 20, 2026.

DAB; Akamai Arrival Program; State of Hawaii Biosecurity Declaration; Enforcement.

Bill ID HI-2026-SB-2709

Session 2026

Status in_committee

Committee AEN/TRS, WAM

Senate in_committee 2026-02-20

Agriculture

Summary

Requires the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity to establish rules to enforce the Akamai Arrival Program. Requires DAB to strengthen enforcement of plant and non-domestic animal quarantine and microorganism importations. (SD1)

Sponsor

Mike Gabbard

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Actions Timeline

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.

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