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Hawaii · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 314: RELATING TO ADAPTATION PATHWAYS PLANNING.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 314 is a bill introduced in the Hawaii House on January 16, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: RELATING TO ADAPTATION PATHWAYS PLANNING. Primary sponsor: Mark Hashem (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (February 6, 2025): Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 196) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to EEP.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Requires the Hawaii Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission to develop adaptation pathways plans to modify and relocate development and associated infrastructure away from critically vulnerable areas to locations outside of sea level rise and coastal flooding exposure area. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Mark HashemPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse19

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 196) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to EEP.
  2. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on EEP with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Pierick voting no (2) and Representative(s) Ward excused (1).
  3. The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Lamosao, Belatti, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Morikawa, Poepoe, Woodson, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
  4. Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Tuesday, 02-04-25 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
  5. Referred to WAL, EEP, FIN, referral sheet 1
  6. Introduced and Pass First Reading.
  7. Pending introduction.

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source