DHHL; County Board or Department of Water Supply; Access to Water; Hawaiian Home Lands; Agreements

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Requires the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to work with the appropriate county board or department of water supply to provide access to potable and agricultural water on Hawaiian home lands; provided that any agreement between DHHL and that county board or department of water supply is made available to the public.

Every action

11 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

1. Jan 17, 2025SenateIntroduced.
2. Jan 17, 2025SenatePassed First Reading.
3. Jan 21, 2025CommitteeReferred to HWN/WTL/EIG, JDC. · Senate Hawaiian Affairs
4. Jan 27, 2025CommitteeRe-Referred to HWN/WTL, JDC. · Senate Hawaiian Affairs
5. Dec 8, 2025LegislatureCarried over to 2026 Regular Session.
6. Jan 21, 2026CommitteeRe-Referred to HWN/WLA, JDC. · Senate Hawaiian Affairs
7. Feb 6, 2026CommitteeThe committee(s) on HWN/WLA has scheduled a public hearing on 02-10-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference. · Senate Hawaiian Affairs
8. Feb 10, 2026CommitteeThe committee(s) on WLA deferred the measure until 02-13-26 1:00PM; CR 224 & Videoconference. · Senate Water, Land, Culture and the Arts
9. Feb 10, 2026CommitteeThe committee(s) on HWN deferred the measure until 02-12-26 1:05PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference. · Senate Hawaiian Affairs
10. Feb 12, 2026CommitteeThe committee on HWN deferred the measure. · Senate Hawaiian Affairs
11. Feb 13, 2026CommitteeThe committee on WLA deferred the measure. · Senate Water, Land, Culture and the Arts

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The 5 members who introduced it.

• Herbert M. "Tim" Richards IIID Primary sponsor · District 4
• Henry J.C. AquinoD Primary sponsor · District 19
• Stanley ChangD Primary sponsor · District 9
• Kurt FevellaR Primary sponsor · District 20
• Mike GabbardD Primary sponsor · District 21