Hawaii House Bill 2490
Session 2026
Relating To Coastal Resilience.
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Mar 10, 2026
First Action
Jan 28, 2026
Latest Action
Mar 20, 2026
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
2490
State
Hawaii
Session
2026
Motion Text
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.
House Roll Call Votes
Summary
Establishes a five-year Coastal Resilience Pilot Program within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism for the preservation of Mantokuji Bay. Allows the pilot program to be exempt from certain regulatory requirements. Requires the State Historic Preservation Division to conduct a streamlined historic preservation review. Establishes certain procedures for the discovery of Native Hawaiian skeletal remains. Requires annual reports to the Legislature. Sunsets 6/30/2031. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
HB2490_HD1
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03/20/2026
Senate
Re-Referred to EDT, WAM.
03/10/2026
Senate
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 215).
03/10/2026
Senate
Passed First Reading.
03/10/2026
Senate
Referred to EDT/WLA, WAM.
03/06/2026
House
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 972-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.
03/06/2026
House
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Perruso, Quinlan, Sayama excused (3). Transmitted to Senate.
03/03/2026
House
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Perruso; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
02/27/2026
House
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 03-03-26 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
02/19/2026
House
Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 510-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
02/19/2026
House
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
02/13/2026
House
The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Holt, Tam, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
02/10/2026
House
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on ECD with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
02/10/2026
House
Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Friday, 02-13-26 8:30AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
02/09/2026
House
Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 97-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to ECD.
02/05/2026
House
The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Morikawa, Ichiyama, Poepoe, Woodson, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Iwamoto.
02/02/2026
House
Referred to WAL, ECD, FIN, referral sheet 6
02/02/2026
House
Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Thursday, 02-05-26 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
01/28/2026
House
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
Sources
HI Legislature
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Record Created
Jan 29, 2026 2:29:47 AM
Record Updated
Mar 24, 2026 9:04:07 AM