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SB 3201STATE · HawaiiIntroduced

RELATING TO CORAL REEF RESILIENCE.

Requires the Division of Aquatic Resources of the Department of Land and Natural Resources to: (1) manage and administer aquatic life and resources, with the highest priority being to protect, restore, and maintain ecosystem integrity, using the best scientific data available; (2) make plans by certain dates for the restoration of reef ecosystems and indigenous species to a level that is not less than an unspecified per cent of their natural biomass potential; and (3) make a plan by 7/1/2027 for the expansion of live coral cover at not less than twenty-five per cent on reefs that have historically supported naturally occurring live coral cover. Requires annual reports to the Legislature. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

Voted 3/10/2026

Roll-call record

How representatives voted

17 yea·0 nay·2 other

Docket history

Action history

  1. 3/10/2026Referred to WAL, FIN, referral sheet 16
  2. 3/10/2026Pass First Reading
  3. 3/6/2026Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 120) in amended form (SD 1).
  4. 3/6/2026Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Awa). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Ihara). Transmitted to House.
  5. 3/5/2026One Day Notice 03-06-26.
  6. 3/5/2026Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2870) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
  7. 3/3/2026The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.
  8. 2/27/2026The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-03-26 10:17AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
  9. 2/20/2026Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
  10. 2/20/2026Reported from WLA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2662) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.