Hawaii bills · 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii HB 1817
RELATING TO PROTECTING HAWAII'S FISHERIES.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- KITAGAWA (Democratic)
- LEE
- M.
- MARTEN (Democratic)
- MATAYOSHI (Democratic)
- POEPOE (Democratic)
- SHIMIZU (Republican)
- SOUZA (Republican)
- TAM (Democratic)
Cosponsors (1)
- Iwamoto (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Hawaii legislature· description
Requires the Board of Land and Natural Resources to adopt rules no later than June 30, 2030, establishing a statewide daily bag limit for ʻamaʻama during the open season; provided that the rules shall apply only to areas without management plans as of the effective date of the rules. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 14, 2026, 8:13 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 17, 2026 House | The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
Actions
- Jan 22, 2026 · House
Pending introduction. - Jan 23, 2026 · House
Introduced and Pass First Reading. - Jan 26, 2026 · House
Referred to WAL, JHA, referral sheet 1 - Feb 11, 2026 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Tuesday, 02-17-26 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Feb 17, 2026 · House
The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Morikawa, Belatti, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Woodson, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Poepoe. - Feb 20, 2026 · House
Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 710-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA. - Feb 20, 2026 · House
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).