| HI | HB2218 | Enroll
Sine Die | Authorizes the Board of Land and Natural Resources to enter into community co-management agreements and establishes qualifications for eligible community co-managers. Authorizes the disposition of public lands by a community co-management agreement. ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-07
Transmitted to Governor. |
| HI | HB1576 | Enroll
Sine Die | Requires the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to provide public notice of certain information whenever a production obtains a permit or enters into a memorandum of agreement or understanding with DBEDT to film a visually reco...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-07
Transmitted to Governor. |
| HI | HB1842 | Engross
Sine Die | Amends Act 289, SLH 2025, to replace the Senior Residence at Iwilei parcel with the Westridge parcel, repeal the designation of affected parcels as public lands, change the transfer date for the Alii Tower parcel to 12/31/2026, change the deadline fo...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-30
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 05-01-26 10:45AM in conference room 224. |
| HI | SB2363 | Engross
Sine Die | Authorizes the counties to close or restrict public lands under the county's jurisdiction when necessary to protect public health, ensure public safety, or preserve natural or cultural resources. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-23
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 811). |
| HI | HCR199 | Intro
Sine Die | Requesting The President Of The United States To Return To The State All Recreational Facilities On Hawaii Public Lands That Are No Longer Required For The Defense Of The United States, Including Fort Derussy And The Hale Koa Hotel, Pursuant To The H...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-31
To House Water & Land Committee |
| HI | HR189 | Intro
Sine Die | Requesting The President Of The United States To Return To The State All Recreational Facilities On Hawaii Public Lands That Are No Longer Required For The Defense Of The United States, Including Fort Derussy And The Hale Koa Hotel, Pursuant To The H...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-31
To House Water & Land Committee |
| HI | SB3085 | Engross
Sine Die | Provides an exemption to dispositions of lands set aside for filming and film studio operation from prior approval of the Board of Land and Natural Resources. Repeals 6/30/2030 if Hawaii Film Studio has not changed locations as of that date. Effectiv...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-19
To House Water & Land Committee |
| HI | SB2130 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to identify public lands on each island of Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Lanai, and Hawaii, that may be newly designated as public hunting areas for the hunting of game birds and game mammals without conf...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-20
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HI | SB2336 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires State departments, offices, and agencies to ensure and enforce that all arborists and other professionals in its employ, including contractors, who manage trees or lands that will impact public trees adhere to best management practices. Effe...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-19
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HI | SB2604 | Intro
Sine Die | Appropriates moneys from the stadium development special fund for the planning, design, and development of the stadium development district by the Hawaii Community Development Authority, contingent upon the Stadium Authority submitting a report that ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-19
To Senate Water, Land, and Agriculture Committee |
| HI | SB3148 | Intro
Sine Die | Defines public uses of public lands as uses by an agency either directly or through disposition, that support the agency's functions including but not limited to the uses described in section 171-10, HRS.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-18
To Senate Water, Land, and Agriculture Committee |
| HI | HB2266 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides an exemption to dispositions of lands set aside for film studio and film studio operation from prior approval of the Board of Land and Natural Resources pursuant to section 171-11, Hawaii Revised Statutes, thus streamlining the Department of...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-06
To House Economic Development Committee |
| HI | HB2328 | Intro
Sine Die | Defines public uses of public lands as uses by an agency either directly or through disposition, that support the agency's functions including but not limited to the uses described in section 171-10, HRS.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-02
To House Water & Land Committee |
| HI | SB2758 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the Board of Land and Natural Resources to consult with the Office of Hawaiian Affairs before approving a long-term lease of public lands to another government, governmental agency, utility, or renewable energy developer. Prohibits the Board...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-30
To Senate Water, Land, and Agriculture Committee |
| HI | SB2750 | Intro
Sine Die | Increases the maximum term for leases of public lands to ninety-nine years. Prohibits commercial leases and government use agreements of public lands at rates below market rate, with exceptions.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-30
To Senate Water, Land, and Agriculture Committee |
| HI | SB2759 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the Board of Land and Natural Resources to extend the term of all leases of public lands to the United States Military that expire in 2028, 2029, 2030, or 2031 for a period of five years to allow the Military additional time to complete and ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-30
To Senate Water, Land, and Agriculture Committee |
| HI | SB2976 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes the Board of Land and Natural Resources to adopt by rule any federal regulation relating to the public lands of the State as it existed on 1/1/2025 that it deems is in the public interest.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-30
To Senate Water, Land, and Agriculture Committee |
| HI | SB3008 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends Act 289, Session Laws of Hawaii 2025, to replace the Senior Residence at Iwilei parcel with the Westridge parcel, change the transfer date for the Alii Tower parcel to 12/31/2026, changes the deadline for approval by the City and County of Hon...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-30
To Senate Water, Land, and Agriculture Committee |
| HI | SB2685 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes the Department of Land and Natural Resources to enter into community co-management agreements and establishes qualifications for eligible community co-managers. Authorizes the disposition of public lands by a community co-management agreem...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-28
To Senate Water, Land, and Agriculture Committee |
| HI | HB1933 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes the counties to close public lands when necessary to protect public health, ensure public safety, or preserve natural or cultural resources.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-28
To House Water & Land Committee |
| HI | HB2048 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes new requirements for the disposition of public lands, including requiring two-thirds approval of each house of the Legislature via concurrent resolution and with a supporting resolution from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, and applies thi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-28
To House Water & Land Committee |
| HI | SB198 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits the State from leasing public lands to or extending the lease of the US Department of Defense or any branch of the US military if the department or branch is noncompliant with any environmental order, consent decree, or memoranda of agreeme...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-21
To Senate Water, Land, and Agriculture Committee |
| HI | SB766 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides that a survey of the land to be set aside shall not be a condition precedent to the setting aside of public lands to any department or agency of the State.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-21
To Senate Water, Land, and Agriculture Committee |
| HI | SB1017 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes the Board of Land and Natural Resources to adopt by rule, any federal rule or regulation relating to the public lands of the State as it existed on 1/1/2025 that it deems are in the public interest.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-21
To Senate Water, Land, and Agriculture Committee |
| HI | SB1535 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides for the transfer of certain parcels in the Liliha Civic Center area and Iwilei Fire Station area from various state agencies to the City and County of Honolulu. Provides for the transfer of the parcel of land on which Alii Place is sited fro...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-21
To Senate Water, Land, and Agriculture Committee |
| HI | SB621 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires that all lease extensions for public lands be subject to public auction.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-21
To Senate Water, Land, and Agriculture Committee |
| HI | SB427 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits the State from leasing any public lands, or extending the lease of any public lands, to any individual, corporation, or federal agency that is in arrears in the payment of certain moneys to the State, noncompliant with a consent decree or m...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-21
To Senate Water, Land, and Agriculture Committee |
| HI | SB210 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits the Department of Land and Natural Resources from approving any land disposition to the United States military that allows for or facilitates any military training activities on the subject lands. Requires that any lease or lease extension ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-21
To Senate Water, Land, and Agriculture Committee |
| HI | SB1517 | Engross
Sine Die | Authorizes the Board of Land and Natural Resources to lease public lands for recreational-residential use by public lottery and restrict participation in the public lottery to residents of the county in which the leased land is located. Lowers the ma...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-12-08
To House Water & Land Committee |
| HI | HB491 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits the State from leasing any public lands, or extending the lease of any public lands, to any individual, corporation, or federal agency that is in arrears in the payment of certain moneys to the State, is noncompliant with a consent decree o...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-12-08
To House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee |
