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SB 438 SD2 HD3

Hawaii Senate bill in Session 2026.

Status: in_committee. Latest action: April 17, 2026.

DOH; CWRM; Waste or Disposal Facilities; Landfill Units; Agricultural Districts; Buffer Zones; Underground Injection Control Lines; Prohibition.

Bill ID HI-2026-SB-438
Session 2026
Status in_committee
Committee HHS/WLA, WAM
Senate in_committee 2026-04-17
Summary

Prohibits landfill units on land in an agricultural district with class A soils. Beginning 7/1/2025, narrows the prohibition on constructing, modifying, or expanding waste or disposal facilities within a one-half mile buffer zone of residential, school, or hospital property lines to apply specifically to landfill units or components of landfill units. Beginning 7/1/2025, prohibits the construction, modification, or expansion of a landfill unit, or any component of a landfill unit, inland of an underground injection control line in a county with a population greater than five hundred thousand, with certain exemptions. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD3)

Sponsor
Donovan M. Dela Cruz
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Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
0000-00-00 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-04-17 Status in_committee
2026-04-17 Latest Action Re-Referred to HHS/WLA, WAM.
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