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SB1456HIEngrossed 2026 Regular Session

Relating To Restoration Of Beach Lands.

Last status update Mar 4, 2025

What this measure contains

Amends the definition of "beach restoration" to include activities undertaken to maintain and improve eroded beaches and degraded dune systems through the management of sand and native vegetation, place sand on an eroded beach, and remove abandoned remnant materials that pose a risk to public and ecosystem health. Appropriates funds for a Kahana Bay beach restoration pilot project and a sand restoration and dune replenishment pilot project on the island of Maui. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

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How this measure moved

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

Companion measure: SB1456. A companion follows its own path; its votes are not combined with this one.

Decision stages

  1. Water and Land (WTL) on the introduced draft: Passed, unamended

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

  2. Ways and Means (WAM) on the introduced draft: Passed, unamended

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

  3. Senate third reading on the introduced draft: Passed

    25 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

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

    9 aye · 0 no · 1 excused

  5. House second reading on HD1: Passed

    46 aye · 1 no · 4 excused

Senate members along the path

Senate members' votes at each stage of SB1456
MemberWTL
Introduced		WAM
Introduced		Third reading
Introduced		Change along the path
Henry AquinoSD-019AyeAye
Stanley ChangSD-009AyeAye
Lynn DecoiteSD-007AyeAye
Samantha DeCorteSD-022AyeAye
Donovan CruzSD-017AyeAye
Brandon ElefanteSD-016AyeAyeAye
Kurt FevellaSD-020AyeAye
Troy HashimotoSD-005AyeAye
Lorraine InouyeSD-001AyeAyeAye
Dru KanuhaSD-003AyeAye
Michelle KidaniSD-018AyeAye
Donna KimSD-014AyeAye
Chris LeeSD-025AyeAye
Angus McKelveySD-006AyeAye
Sharon MoriwakiSD-012AyeAye
Glenn WakaiSD-015AyeAye
9 more Senate members only counted as floor ayes
MemberWTL
Introduced		WAM
Introduced		Third reading
Introduced		Change along the path
Brenton AwaSD-023Aye
Carol FukunagaSD-011Aye
Mike GabbardSD-021Aye
Les IharaSD-010Aye
Jarrett KeohokaloleSD-024Aye
Ronald KouchiSD-008Aye
Karl RhoadsSD-013Aye
Tim RichardsSD-004Aye
Joy San BuenaventuraSD-002Aye

House members along the path

House members' votes at each stage of SB1456
MemberWAL
Introduced		Second reading
HD1		Change along the path
Terez AmatoHD-011No
Della au BelattiHD-026AyeAye
Elle CochranHD-014Excused
Mark HashemHD-019AyeAye
Daniel HoltHD-028Excused
Linda IchiyamaHD-031AyeAye
Kim IwamotoHD-025AyeExcused
Rachele Fernandez LamosaoSD-019AyeAye
Daynette MorikawaHD-017AyeAye
Mahina PoepoeHD-013AyeAye
Garner ShimizuHD-032AyeAye
Kanani SouzaHD-043AyeAye
Gene WardHD-018Excused
Justin WoodsonHD-009ExcusedAye
37 more House members only counted as floor ayes
MemberWAL
Introduced		Second reading
HD1		Change along the path
David AlcosHD-041Aye
Cory ChunHD-035Aye
Luke EvslinHD-016Aye
Diamond GarciaHD-042Aye
Andrew GarrettHD-022Aye
Tina GrandinettiHD-020Aye
Ikaika HusseyHD-029Aye
Greggor IlaganHD-004Aye
Kirstin KahaloaHD-006Aye
Jeanne KapelaHD-005Aye
Sue Keohokapu-Lee LoyHD-002Aye
Darius KilaHD-044Aye
Lisa KitagawaHD-048Aye
Sam KongHD-033Aye
Matthias KuschHD-001Aye
Trish La ChicaHD-037Aye
Mike LeeHD-050Aye
Nicole LowenHD-007Aye
Lisa MartenHD-051Aye
Scot MatayoshiHD-049Aye
Lauren MatsumotoHD-038Aye
Tyson MiyakeHD-010Aye
Chris MuraokaHD-045Aye
Nadine NakamuraHD-015Aye
Ikaika OldsHD-023Aye
Amy PerrusoHD-046Aye
Elijah PierickHD-039Aye
Sean QuinlanHD-047Aye
Julie Reyes OdaHD-040Aye
Jackson SayamaHD-021Aye
Gregg TakayamaHD-034Aye
Jenna TakenouchiHD-027Aye
Adrian TamHD-024Aye
David TarnasHD-008Aye
Shirley Ann TemploHD-030Aye
Chris ToddHD-003Aye
Kyle YamashitaHD-012Aye

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

Names are matched to legislators only when exactly one person fits; every printed name on this measure was matched. A missing vote means no record was found for that member at that stage, not a no vote. Committee codes follow the Legislature's abbreviations.Official measure history ↗

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Legislative history

  1. Pending Introduction.

  2. Introduced and passed First Reading.

  3. Referred to WTL, WAM.

  4. The committee(s) on WTL has scheduled a public hearing on 02-10-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  5. The committee(s) on WTL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WTL were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Elefante, Chang, McKelvey, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

  6. Reported from WTL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 368) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to WAM.

  7. Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM.

  8. The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-27-25 10:26AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

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

  10. Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 948) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  11. One Day Notice 03-04-25.

  12. Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

  13. Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 345).

  14. Pass First Reading

  15. Referred to WAL, JHA, referral sheet 19

  16. Proposed draft of Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Thursday, 03-13-25 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  17. 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.

  18. Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1261) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

  19. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Amato voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Holt, Iwamoto, Ward excused (4).

  20. Re-referred to WAL, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 23

  21. Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

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