Hawaii · 2025 Regular Session · Resolution

HR 143: REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO CONVENE A WORKING GROUP TO ASSESS ENVIRONMENTAL AND CONSERVATION INITIATIVES NEEDED TO TRANSITION VOLCANO, HAWAII, INTO A BIOSPHERE AREA THAT PROMOTES ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY AND COMMUNITY WELL-BEING AND COMPLEMENTS THE NEIGHBORING HAWAIIAN ISLANDS BIOSPHERE RESERVE.

Passed one chamber Last action April 3, 2025: Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1892) as amended in HD 1, recommending adoption.

Plain-language summary

HR 143 is a resolution introduced in the Hawaii House on March 7, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO CONVENE A WORKING GROUP TO ASSESS ENVIRONMENTAL AND CONSERVATION INITIATIVES NEEDED TO TRANSITION VOLCANO, HAWAII, INTO A BIOSPHERE AREA THAT PROMOTES ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY AND COMMUNITY WELL-BEING AND COMPLEMENTS THE NEIGHBORING HAWAIIAN ISLANDS BIOSPHERE RESERVE. Primary sponsor: Jeanné Kapela (Democratic), Terez Amato (Democratic), Amy Perruso (Democratic), Mahina Poepoe (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (April 3, 2025): Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1892) as amended in HD 1, recommending adoption.

Sponsors

Primary sponsors: Jeanné Kapela (Democratic); Terez Amato (Democratic); Amy Perruso (Democratic); Mahina Poepoe (Democratic).