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Hawaii · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 1597: RELATING TO SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREAS.

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

SB 1597 is a bill introduced in the Hawaii Senate on January 23, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: RELATING TO SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREAS. Primary sponsor: Lorraine Inouye (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (January 27, 2025): Passed First Reading.

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.

Increases the valuation threshold of development subject to a special management area minor permit or a special management area use permit from $500,000 to $750,000.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Lorraine InouyePrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate1

“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. Passed First Reading.
  2. Referred to WTL, WAM.
  3. Introduced.

Sources

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