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HB 510STATE · HawaiiIn Committee

RELATING TO DECLARATION OF WATER SHORTAGE AND EMERGENCY.

Amends the conditions, manner, and areas in which the Commission on Water Resource Management can declare and provide notice of water shortages and emergencies. Limits the duration of a water shortage declaration to ninety days. Limits water usage restrictions imposed on a permittee or owner and operator to twenty per cent of the permittee's or owner and operator's last reported monthly use. Requires CWRM to maintain a list of names and postal or email addresses of persons who request notification of a water shortage declaration and send them a copy of a notice of a water shortage declaration whenever water shortage is declared. Effective 7/1/2040. (SD2)

Voted 4/17/2026View source

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26 yea·1 nay·4 other

Docket history

Action history

  1. 4/17/2026Re-Referred to WLA, JDC.
  2. 4/2/2026Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).
  3. 4/1/2026House Conferee(s) discharged.
  4. 12/8/2025Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
  5. 4/15/2025Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 732).
  6. 4/14/2025House Conferees Appointed: Hashem, Tarnas Co-Chairs; Ichiyama, Lamosao, Shimizu.
  7. 4/11/2025Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 704).
  8. 4/10/2025House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
  9. 4/8/2025Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 651) in amended form (SD 2).
  10. 4/8/2025Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.