Hawaii bills · 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii HB 1765
RELATING TO SPEARFISHING SAFETY.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- KAPELA (Democratic)
- AMATO (Democratic)
- KAHALOA (Democratic)
- MARTEN (Democratic)
- MIYAKE (Democratic)
- OLDS (Democratic)
- PERRUSO (Democratic)
- REYES ODA (Republican)
- SOUZA (Republican)
- TAKENOUCHI (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Hawaii legislature· description
Establishes safety-warning requirements regarding spearfishing. Requires safety warning to be displayed beginning 7/1/2027. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 4:04 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 2026 House | The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Feb 13, 2026 House | The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
Actions
- Jan 21, 2026 · House
Pending introduction. - Jan 22, 2026 · House
Introduced and Pass First Reading. - Jan 26, 2026 · House
Referred to HLT, CPC, referral sheet 1 - Feb 10, 2026 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by HLT on Friday, 02-13-26 9:00AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Feb 13, 2026 · House
The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Takayama, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Amato, Hartsfield, Marten, Olds, Takenouchi; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia; Noes: none; and Excused: none. - Feb 18, 2026 · House
Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 368-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC. - Feb 18, 2026 · House
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Gedeon, Muraoka, Pierick voting no (5) and none excused (0). - Feb 27, 2026 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Tuesday, 03-03-26 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Mar 3, 2026 · House
The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Grandinetti, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Kong, Lowen, Marten, Tam; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Iwamoto; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Pierick. - Mar 6, 2026 · House
Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 985-26), recommending passage on Third Reading. - Mar 6, 2026 · House
Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Iwamoto, Muraoka voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Gedeon, Pierick voting no (4) and Representative(s) Perruso, Quinlan, Sayama excused (3). Transmitted to Senate. - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 153). - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Passed First Reading. - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Referred to HHS, CPN.