Hawaii bills · 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii HB 309
RELATING TO FISHPONDS.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- POEPOE (Democratic)
- AMATO (Democratic)
- CHUN (Democratic)
- EVSLIN (Democratic)
- GRANDINETTI (Democratic)
- IWAMOTO (Democratic)
- KAHALOA (Democratic)
- KILA (Democratic)
- KITAGAWA (Democratic)
- MARTEN (Democratic)
- MIYAKE (Democratic)
- PERRUSO (Democratic)
- TAKAYAMA (Democratic)
- TAKENOUCHI (Democratic)
- TARNAS (Democratic)
- TODD (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Hawaii legislature· description
Establishes a fishpond inventory working group within the University of Hawaii Sea Grant College Program to create an inventory and map of all fishponds on state land and conduct a literature review. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 4:04 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 2025 Senate | Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Apr 4, 2025 Senate | The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Mar 18, 2025 Senate | The committee(s) on WTL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Mar 18, 2025 Senate | The committee(s) on HRE recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Feb 24, 2025 House | The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Feb 5, 2025 House | The committee on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Jan 28, 2025 House | The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
Actions
- Jan 16, 2025 · House
Pending introduction. - Jan 17, 2025 · House
Introduced and Pass First Reading. - Jan 21, 2025 · House
Referred to WAL, HED, FIN, referral sheet 1 - Jan 24, 2025 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Tuesday, 01-28-25 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Jan 28, 2025 · House
The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Lamosao, Belatti, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Morikawa, Poepoe, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Woodson. - Jan 30, 2025 · House
Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 16) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to HED. - Jan 30, 2025 · House
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on HED with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2). - Jan 31, 2025 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by HED on Wednesday, 02-05-25 2:00PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Feb 5, 2025 · House
The committee on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Garrett, Amato, Evslin, Kapela, Kila, La Chica, Olds, Sayama, Woodson, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. - Feb 10, 2025 · House
Reported from HED (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 294), recommending referral to FIN. - Feb 10, 2025 · House
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Belatti, Cochran, Kila, Ward excused (4). - Feb 21, 2025 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Monday, 02-24-25 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Feb 24, 2025 · House
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Alcos, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Hussey, Ward. - Feb 28, 2025 · House
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1150), recommending passage on Third Reading. - Mar 4, 2025 · House
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Pierick, Ward excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. - Mar 6, 2025 · Senate
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 210). - Mar 6, 2025 · Senate
Passed First Reading. - Mar 6, 2025 · Senate
Referred to HRE/WTL, WAM. - Mar 11, 2025 · Senate
Re-Referred to WTL/HRE, WAM. - Mar 13, 2025 · Senate
The committee(s) on WTL/HRE has scheduled a public hearing on 03-18-25 3:15PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference. - Mar 18, 2025 · Senate
The committee(s) on WTL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WTL were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Elefante, Chang, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) McKelvey. - Mar 18, 2025 · Senate
The committee(s) on HRE recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in HRE were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Kidani, Hashimoto, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fukunaga. - Mar 21, 2025 · Senate
Reported from WTL/HRE (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1281) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to WAM. - Mar 21, 2025 · Senate
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM. - Apr 2, 2025 · Senate
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-04-25 10:46AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference. - Apr 4, 2025 · Senate
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C.. - Apr 4, 2025 · Senate
Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1832) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). - Apr 4, 2025 · Senate
48 Hrs. Notice 04-08-25. - Apr 8, 2025 · Senate
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. - Apr 8, 2025 · House
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 618) in amended form (SD 1). - Apr 10, 2025 · House
House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). - Apr 11, 2025 · Senate
Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 704). - Apr 14, 2025 · House
House Conferees Appointed: Hashem, Garrett, Lamosao Co-Chairs; Shimizu. - Apr 15, 2025 · Senate
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 732). - Apr 15, 2025 · Senate
Senate Conferees Appointed: Inouye Chair; Kim, DeCoite Co-Chairs; DeCorte. - Apr 15, 2025 · House
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 790). - Apr 17, 2025 · House
Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Monday, 04-21-25 10:00AM in conference room 229. - Dec 8, 2025 · Legislature
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session. - Mar 20, 2026 · Senate
Senate Conferee(s) discharged. - Mar 20, 2026 · House
Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 409). - Apr 1, 2026 · House
House Conferee(s) discharged. - Apr 2, 2026 · Senate
Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). - Apr 17, 2026 · Senate
Re-Referred to WLA/EDU, WAM.