RELATING TO HUNTING.

Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to adopt rules regarding safe and humane hunting practices of feral pigs and hunting dog welfare standards. Establishes requirements for the hunter education program instruction. Includes the use of dogs to torture wildlife or game mammals as torture in the second degree. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

Voted 2/20/2026View source

Roll-call record

How representatives voted

10 yea·1 nay

Mike Lee
State Representative · Democratic · HI
Yea
Karl Rhoads
State Senator · Democratic · HI
Yea
Mike Gabbard
State Senator · Democratic · HI
Yea
Tim Richards
State Senator · Democratic · HI
Yea
Brenton Awa
State Senator · Republican · HI
Yea
Chris Lee
State Senator · Democratic · HI
Yea
Stanley Chang
State Senator · Democratic · HI
Yea
Lynn DeCoite
State Senator · Democratic · HI
Yea
Rachele Lamosao
State Senator · Democratic · HI
Yea
Lorraine Inouye
State Senator · Democratic · HI
Yea
Samantha DeCorte
State Senator · Republican · HI
Nay

Docket history

Action history

2/20/2026Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC/WAM.
2/20/2026Reported from WLA/AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2623) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC/WAM.
2/11/2026The committee(s) on WLA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WLA were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Chang, Lamosao; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Inouye ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) DeCorte; and 0 Excused: none.
2/11/2026The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in AEN were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Rhoads, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Richards, DeCoite ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
2/6/2026The committee(s) on WLA/AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-11-26 1:00PM; CR 224 & Videoconference.
1/30/2026Referred to WLA/AEN, JDC/WAM.
1/26/2026Passed First Reading.
1/23/2026Introduced.