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HB2592HIPassed 2026 Regular Session

Relating To The Mauna Kea Stewardship And Oversight Authority.

Last status update May 27, 2026

What this measure contains

Part II: Clarifies the powers of the Mauna Kea Stewardship and Oversight Authority so that it may carry out its intended duties regarding land use on Mauna Kea. Adds reversion dates of 6/30/2028 and 12/31/2029 if the deadline to adopt a management plan or to submit proposed administrative rules to the Governor is not met; extends the transition period to 12/1/2029; clarifies that the oversight and interest of MKSOA in the Mauna Kea lands shall be no more than what is expressly granted in chapter 195H, HRS; and clarifies that title to Mauna Kea lands shall remain with the State. Part III: Provides that the existing plans and administrative rules adopted or developed by UH under which Mauna Kea is currently governed remain in effect until plans and administrative rules adopted by MKSOA take effect. Part IV: Clarifies that MKSOA has state sovereign immunity. Part V: Authorizes MKSOA to extend leases and subleases before the transfer, for up to an additional ten-year term. (CD1)

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Legislative path

Each stage below is a recorded decision from the official measure history, attached to the draft it considered. A member's row follows their votes from the first draft to the latest, and a highlighted vote marks where it changed. Committee and conference votes list every member by name. Floor votes list only exceptions; members serving that day who aren't named are shown as ayes in a dashed outline.

  1. Introduced
  2. HD1by WAL
  3. HD2by JHA
  4. SD1by WLA
  5. SD2by WAM
  6. CD1by Conference

Decision stages

  1. House WAL committee on the introduced draft: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD1

    5 aye · 2 aye with reservations · 1 no · 1 excused

  2. House second reading on HD1: Passed

    38 aye · 10 aye with reservations · 2 no · 0 excused

  3. House JHA committee on HD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD2

    6 aye · 1 aye with reservations · 2 no · 1 excused

  4. House third reading on HD2: Passed

    36 aye · 7 aye with reservations · 7 no · 0 excused

  5. Education (EDU) on HD2: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1

    2 aye · 1 no · 2 excused · Source roll call

  6. Water, Land, and Agriculture (WLA) on HD2: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1

    2 aye · 1 no · 2 excused · Source roll call

  7. Judiciary (JDC) on SD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD2

    4 aye · 1 aye with reservations · 0 no · 0 excused · Source roll call

  8. Ways and Means (WAM) on SD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD2

    13 aye · 0 no · 0 excused · Source roll call

  9. Senate third reading on SD2: Passed

    24 aye · 1 aye with reservations · 0 no · 0 excused

  10. House conference managers on SD2: Passed, with amendments, reported as CD1

    5 aye · 0 no · 1 excused · Source roll call

  11. Senate conference managers on SD2: Passed, with amendments, reported as CD1

    3 aye · 0 no · 1 excused · Source roll call

  12. Senate final reading on CD1: Passed

    24 aye · 1 aye with reservations · 0 no · 0 excused

  13. House final reading on CD1: Passed

    40 aye · 2 aye with reservations · 8 no · 1 excused

Senate members along the path

Senate members' votes at each stage of HB2592
MemberEDU
HD2		WLA
HD2		JDC
SD1		WAM
SD1		Third reading
SD2		Conference
SD2		Final reading
CD1		Change along the path
Samantha DeCorteSD-022NoNoAyeAyeNo → Aye at Senate third reading (SD2)
Brenton AwaSD-023AyeAyeAye
Stanley ChangSD-009ExcusedAyeAyeAye
Lynn DecoiteSD-007AyeAyeAye
Donovan CruzSD-017AyeAyeAye
Brandon ElefanteSD-016AyeAyeAye
Kurt FevellaSD-020AyeAyeAye
Carol FukunagaSD-011ExcusedAyeAye
Mike GabbardSD-021AyeAyeAye
Troy HashimotoSD-005AyeAyeAyeAye
Lorraine InouyeSD-001ExcusedAyeAyeAyeAye
Dru KanuhaSD-003AyeAyeAye
Michelle KidaniSD-018ExcusedAyeAyeAye
Donna KimSD-014AyeAyeAyeExcusedAye
Rachele Fernandez LamosaoSD-019AyeAyeAye
Chris LeeSD-025AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Sharon MoriwakiSD-012AyeAyeAye
Karl RhoadsSD-013AyeAyeAyeAye
Tim RichardsSD-004AyeAyeAye
Joy San BuenaventuraSD-002Aye*Aye*Aye*
Glenn WakaiSD-015AyeAyeAye
4 more Senate members only counted as floor ayes
MemberEDU
HD2		WLA
HD2		JDC
SD1		WAM
SD1		Third reading
SD2		Conference
SD2		Final reading
CD1		Change along the path
Les IharaSD-010AyeAye
Jarrett KeohokaloleSD-024AyeAye
Ronald KouchiSD-008AyeAye
Angus McKelveySD-006AyeAye

House members along the path

House members' votes at each stage of HB2592
MemberWAL
Introduced		Second reading
HD1		JHA
HD1		Third reading
HD2		Conference
SD2		Final reading
CD1		Change along the path
Della au BelattiHD-026AyeAyeAyeAyeNoAye → No at House final reading (CD1)
Elle CochranHD-014Aye*ExcusedNoNoAye with reservations → No at House third reading (HD2)
Diamond GarciaHD-042Aye*NoAye*Aye*Aye with reservations → No at House JHA committee (HD1)No → Aye with reservations at House third reading (HD2)
Andrew GarrettHD-022AyeAyeExcusedNoAye → No at House final reading (CD1)
Tina GrandinettiHD-020AyeNoAyeAye → No at House third reading (HD2)No → Aye at House final reading (CD1)
Ikaika HusseyHD-029AyeNoAyeAye → No at House third reading (HD2)No → Aye at House final reading (CD1)
Kim IwamotoHD-025ExcusedAyeNoNoAye → No at House third reading (HD2)
Chris MuraokaHD-045NoAyeAyeNo → Aye at House third reading (HD2)
Amy PerrusoHD-046Aye*NoNoAye with reservations → No at House third reading (HD2)
Elijah PierickHD-039Aye*AyeNoDropped reservations at House third reading (HD2)Aye → No at House final reading (CD1)
Mahina PoepoeHD-013Aye*Aye*NoNoNoAye with reservations → No at House JHA committee (HD1)
David AlcosHD-041Aye*Aye*Excused
Terez AmatoHD-011AyeAye*AyeAdded reservations at House third reading (HD2)Dropped reservations at House final reading (CD1)
Joe GedeonHD-018Aye*Aye*AyeDropped reservations at House final reading (CD1)
Mark HashemHD-019AyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Linda IchiyamaHD-031AyeAyeAyeAye
Kirstin KahaloaHD-006AyeAyeAyeAye
Matthias KuschHD-001AyeAyeAyeAye
Lauren MatsumotoHD-038Aye*Aye*AyeDropped reservations at House final reading (CD1)
Daynette MorikawaHD-017AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Julie Reyes OdaHD-040Aye*Aye*Aye*
Jackson SayamaHD-021AyeAyeAyeAye
Garner ShimizuHD-032Aye*Aye*Aye*Aye*AyeAyeDropped reservations at House conference managers (SD2)
Kanani SouzaHD-043NoNoNoNo
Gregg TakayamaHD-034AyeAyeAyeAye
David TarnasHD-008AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Justin WoodsonHD-009AyeAyeAyeAye
24 more House members only counted as floor ayes
MemberWAL
Introduced		Second reading
HD1		JHA
HD1		Third reading
HD2		Conference
SD2		Final reading
CD1		Change along the path
Cory ChunHD-035AyeAyeAye
Luke EvslinHD-016AyeAyeAye
Daisy HartsfieldHD-036AyeAyeAye
Greggor IlaganHD-004AyeAyeAye
Jeanne KapelaHD-005AyeAyeAye
Sue Keohokapu-Lee LoyHD-002AyeAyeAye
Darius KilaHD-044AyeAyeAye
Lisa KitagawaHD-048AyeAyeAye
Sam KongHD-033AyeAyeAye
Trish La ChicaHD-037AyeAyeAye
Mike LeeHD-050AyeAyeAye
Nicole LowenHD-007AyeAyeAye
Lisa MartenHD-051AyeAyeAye
Scot MatayoshiHD-049AyeAyeAye
Tyson MiyakeHD-010AyeAyeAye
Nadine NakamuraHD-015AyeAyeAye
Ikaika OldsHD-023AyeAyeAye
Sean QuinlanHD-047AyeAyeAye
Michael RatcliffeHD-028Aye
Jenna TakenouchiHD-027AyeAyeAye
Adrian TamHD-024AyeAyeAye
Shirley Ann TemploHD-030AyeAyeAye
Chris ToddHD-003AyeAyeAye
Kyle YamashitaHD-012AyeAyeAye

Aye named · Aye* with reservations · Aye floor vote, not named as an exception · No · Excused · Changed reversed from the previous vote

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Legislative history

  1. Introduced and Pass First Reading.

  2. Referred to WAL, HED, JHA, referral sheet 6

  3. Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Thursday, 02-05-26 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  4. Re-referred to WAL, JHA, referral sheet 7

  5. The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Morikawa, Belatti, Ichiyama, Woodson; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Poepoe, Shimizu; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Souza; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Iwamoto.

  6. Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 464-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

  7. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with Representative(s) Alcos, Cochran, Garcia, Gedeon, Matsumoto, Perruso, Pierick, Poepoe, Reyes Oda, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Muraoka, Souza voting no (2) and none excused (0).

  8. Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 02-26-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  9. The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Sayama, Takayama; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Shimizu; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Poepoe, Garcia; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.

  10. Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1194-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  11. Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-10-26.

  12. Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Alcos, Amato, Garcia, Gedeon, Matsumoto, Reyes Oda, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Cochran, Grandinetti, Hussey, Iwamoto, Perruso, Poepoe, Souza voting no (7) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.

  13. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 441).

  14. Passed First Reading.

  15. Referred to WLA/EDU, JDC.

  16. Re-Referred to WLA/EDU, JDC/WAM.

  17. The committee(s) on WLA/EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 03-25-26 1:11PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  18. The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDU were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Hashimoto; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) DeCorte; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Kidani, Fukunaga.

  19. The committee(s) on WLA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WLA were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Lamosao; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) DeCorte; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Inouye, Chang.

  20. Reported from WLA/EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3369) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC/WAM.

  21. Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC/WAM.

  22. The committee(s) on JDC/WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-08-26 10:15AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  23. The committee(s) on JDC/WAM deferred the measure until 04-09-26 10:30AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  24. The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) San Buenaventura ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

  25. The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

  26. Reported from JDC/WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3809) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

  27. 48 Hrs. Notice 04-14-26.

  28. Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) San Buenaventura. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

  29. Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 707) in amended form (SD 2).

  30. House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

  31. Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780).

  32. Re-referred to WAL, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 30

  33. House Conferees Appointed: Hashem, Tarnas, Kusch Co-Chairs; Morikawa, Shimizu.

  34. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786).

  35. Re-referred to WAL, HED, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 31

  36. House Conferees Added: Representative Garrett added as Co-Chair.

  37. Received notice of change in conferees (Hse. Com. No. 801).

  38. Senate Conferees Appointed: Lee, C. Chairs; Kim, Rhoads, Inouye Co-Chairs.

  39. Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 719).

  40. Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-27-26 9:00AM; CR 229.

  41. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-26 9:00AM; CR 229.

  42. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-29-26 9:00AM; Conference Room 229.

  43. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-30-26 9:00AM; Conference Room 229.

  44. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 9:00AM; Conference Room 229.

  45. The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Tarnas, Kusch, Morikawa, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Garrett.

  46. The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Rhoads, Inouye; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Kim.

  47. Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 197-26) as amended in (CD 1).

  48. Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.

  49. Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 197-26).

  50. 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26

  51. Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) San Buenaventura. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none).

  52. Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with Representative(s) Garcia, Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Belatti, Cochran, Garrett, Iwamoto, Perruso, Pierick, Poepoe, Souza voting no (8) and Representative(s) Alcos excused (1).

  53. Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).

  54. Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).

  55. Transmitted to Governor.

  56. Act 053, 05/27/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1153).

  57. Act 053, on 05/27/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1153).

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