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SB2972HIEngrossed 2026 Regular Session

Relating To Oahu Coral Reef Restoration.

Last status update Mar 10, 2026

What this measure contains

Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources' Division of Aquatic Resources to begin the Holomua Marine Initiative process no later than 7/1/2027 to address coral reef restoration on Oahu. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

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  • HB1750— Same As

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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. SD1by WLA
  3. HD1by WAL
  4. HD2by JHA

Companion measure: HB1750. A companion follows its own path; its votes are not combined with this one.

Decision stages

  1. Agriculture and Environment (AEN) on the introduced draft: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1

    2 aye · 2 aye with reservations · 1 no · 0 excused · Source roll call

  2. Water, Land, and Agriculture (WLA) on the introduced draft: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1

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

  3. Judiciary (JDC) on SD1: Passed, unamended

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

  4. Senate third reading on SD1: Passed

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

  5. House WAL committee on SD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD1

    8 aye · 0 no · 1 excused

  6. House second reading on HD1: Passed

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

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

    5 aye · 3 aye with reservations · 0 no · 2 excused

  8. House third reading on HD2: Passed

    43 aye · 3 aye with reservations · 5 no · 0 excused

Senate members along the path

Senate members' votes at each stage of SB2972
MemberAEN
Introduced		WLA
Introduced		JDC
SD1		Third reading
SD1		Change along the path
Brenton AwaSD-023NoNoNo
Stanley ChangSD-009AyeAyeAye
Lynn DecoiteSD-007Aye*Aye*
Samantha DeCorteSD-022AyeAye
Mike GabbardSD-021AyeAyeAye
Lorraine InouyeSD-001AyeAye
Rachele Fernandez LamosaoSD-019AyeAye
Chris LeeSD-025AyeAye
Karl RhoadsSD-013AyeAyeAye
Tim RichardsSD-004Aye*AyeDropped reservations at Senate third reading (SD1)
Joy San BuenaventuraSD-002AyeAye
14 more Senate members only counted as floor ayes
MemberAEN
Introduced		WLA
Introduced		JDC
SD1		Third reading
SD1		Change along the path
Donovan CruzSD-017Aye
Brandon ElefanteSD-016Aye
Kurt FevellaSD-020Aye
Carol FukunagaSD-011Aye
Troy HashimotoSD-005Aye
Les IharaSD-010Aye
Dru KanuhaSD-003Aye
Jarrett KeohokaloleSD-024Aye
Michelle KidaniSD-018Aye
Donna KimSD-014Aye
Ronald KouchiSD-008Aye
Angus McKelveySD-006Aye
Sharon MoriwakiSD-012Aye
Glenn WakaiSD-015Aye

House members along the path

House members' votes at each stage of SB2972
MemberWAL
SD1		Second reading
HD1		JHA
HD1		Third reading
HD2		Change along the path
David AlcosHD-041AyeNoAye → No at House third reading (HD2)
Elle CochranHD-014AyeAye*NoAdded reservations at House JHA committee (HD1)Aye with reservations → No at House third reading (HD2)
Diamond GarciaHD-042NoAye*NoNo → Aye with reservations at House JHA committee (HD1)Aye with reservations → No at House third reading (HD2)
Chris MuraokaHD-045AyeNoAye → No at House third reading (HD2)
Della au BelattiHD-026ExcusedAyeExcusedAye
Andrew GarrettHD-022ExcusedAye
Joe GedeonHD-018Aye*Aye*
Mark HashemHD-019AyeAyeAyeAye
Linda IchiyamaHD-031AyeAyeAye
Kim IwamotoHD-025AyeAyeAye
Kirstin KahaloaHD-006AyeAyeAye
Daynette MorikawaHD-017AyeAyeAye
Elijah PierickHD-039NoNo
Mahina PoepoeHD-013AyeAyeAyeAye
Sean QuinlanHD-047ExcusedAye
Julie Reyes OdaHD-040AyeAye*Added reservations at House third reading (HD2)
Jackson SayamaHD-021AyeExcusedAye
Garner ShimizuHD-032AyeAyeAye*Aye*Added reservations at House JHA committee (HD1)
Kanani SouzaHD-043AyeAyeAye
Gregg TakayamaHD-034AyeAyeAye
David TarnasHD-008AyeAyeAye
Justin WoodsonHD-009AyeAyeAye
29 more House members only counted as floor ayes
MemberWAL
SD1		Second reading
HD1		JHA
HD1		Third reading
HD2		Change along the path
Terez AmatoHD-011AyeAye
Cory ChunHD-035AyeAye
Luke EvslinHD-016AyeAye
Tina GrandinettiHD-020AyeAye
Daisy HartsfieldHD-036AyeAye
Ikaika HusseyHD-029AyeAye
Greggor IlaganHD-004AyeAye
Jeanne KapelaHD-005AyeAye
Sue Keohokapu-Lee LoyHD-002AyeAye
Darius KilaHD-044AyeAye
Lisa KitagawaHD-048AyeAye
Sam KongHD-033AyeAye
Matthias KuschHD-001AyeAye
Trish La ChicaHD-037AyeAye
Mike LeeHD-050AyeAye
Nicole LowenHD-007AyeAye
Lisa MartenHD-051AyeAye
Scot MatayoshiHD-049AyeAye
Lauren MatsumotoHD-038AyeAye
Tyson MiyakeHD-010AyeAye
Nadine NakamuraHD-015AyeAye
Ikaika OldsHD-023AyeAye
Amy PerrusoHD-046AyeAye
Michael RatcliffeHD-028Aye
Jenna TakenouchiHD-027AyeAye
Adrian TamHD-024AyeAye
Shirley Ann TemploHD-030AyeAye
Chris ToddHD-003AyeAye
Kyle YamashitaHD-012AyeAye

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. Introduced.

  2. Passed First Reading.

  3. Referred to WLA/AEN, JDC.

  4. The committee(s) on WLA/AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-11-26 1:00PM; CR 224 & Videoconference.

  5. The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in AEN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Richards, DeCoite ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 0 Excused: none.

  6. The committee(s) on WLA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WLA were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Inouye, Chang, Lamosao, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

  7. Reported from WLA/AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2631) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.

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

  9. The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 03-03-26 10:15AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  10. The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 0 Excused: none.

  11. Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2976) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  12. One Day Notice 03-10-26.

  13. Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) DeCoite. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Awa). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

  14. Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 329) in amended form (SD 1).

  15. Pass First Reading

  16. Referred to WAL, JHA, referral sheet 17

  17. Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Tuesday, 03-17-26 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  18. The committee(s) on WAL recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 03-19-26.

  19. Bill scheduled for decision making on Thursday, 03-19-26 9:00AM in conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  20. The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Morikawa, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Poepoe, Woodson, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti.

  21. Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1344-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

  22. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with Representative(s) Gedeon voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Pierick voting no (2) and Representative(s) Garrett, Quinlan excused (2).

  23. Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 04-02-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  24. The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Hashem, Kahaloa, Takayama; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Cochran, Garcia, Shimizu; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Sayama.

  25. Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1831-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  26. Forty-eight (48) hours notice Friday, 04-10-26.

  27. Deferred one day 04-14-26.

  28. Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Gedeon, Reyes Oda, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Cochran, Garcia, Muraoka, Pierick voting no (5) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.

  29. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 722).

  30. Senate disagrees with House amendments.

  31. Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).

  32. House Conferees Appointed: Hashem, Tarnas Co-Chairs; Shimizu.

  33. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 800).

  34. Senate Conferees Appointed: Lee, C. Chairs; Gabbard, Rhoads Co-Chairs.

  35. Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 720).

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

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

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

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