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Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 3169: RELATING TO COASTAL RESILIENCE.

Passed one chamber 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 3169 is a bill introduced in the Hawaii Senate on January 28, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: RELATING TO COASTAL RESILIENCE. Primary sponsor: Lynn DeCoite (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (March 30, 2026): Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1448-26), recommending referral to FIN.

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Official summary

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

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 6/30/3005. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Lynn DeCoitePrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate7

“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 ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1448-26), recommending referral to FIN.
  2. Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Amato, Garcia, Pierick voting no (3) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4).
  3. The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Tam, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
  4. Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1300-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to ECD.
  5. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on ECD with Representative(s) Garcia, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).
  6. Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Wednesday, 03-25-26 10:00AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
  7. 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, Souza; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Shimizu; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Iwamoto; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti.
  8. Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Thursday, 03-19-26 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
  9. Pass First Reading
  10. Referred to WAL, ECD, FIN, referral sheet 17
  11. Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Rhoads. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
  12. Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 374) in amended form (SD 1).

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Sources

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