Exempts persons operating wing-in-ground craft engaged in the transportation of passengers from the application of the Hawaii Water Carrier Act. Defines "wing‑in‑ground craft". (CD1)
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2025-2026 biennium
What it does
Exempts persons operating wing-in-ground craft engaged in the transportation of passengers from the application of the Hawaii Water Carrier Act. Defines "wing‑in‑ground craft". (CD1)
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Pending Introduction. · Jan 20, 2026
Introduced and passed First Reading. · Jan 21, 2026
Referred to TRS, CPN. · Jan 28, 2026
The committee(s) on TRS has scheduled a public hearing on 02-12-26 3:01PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference. · Feb 6, 2026
The committee(s) on TRS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in TRS were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Elefante, Kanuha, Lee, C., DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: · Feb 12, 2026
Reported from TRS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2324) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to CPN. · Feb 18, 2026
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to CPN. · Feb 18, 2026
The committee(s) on CPN will hold a public decision making on 02-25-26 9:45AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference. · Feb 20, 2026
The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, McKelvey, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: · Feb 25, 2026
Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2914) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). · Mar 6, 2026
48 Hrs. Notice 03-10-26. · Mar 6, 2026
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. · Mar 10, 2026
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 230) in amended form (SD 1). · Mar 10, 2026
Pass First Reading · Mar 12, 2026
Referred to TRN, CPC, referral sheet 17 · Mar 12, 2026
Bill scheduled to be heard by TRN on Tuesday, 03-24-26 9:00AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. · Mar 19, 2026
The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Miyake, Evslin, Grandinetti, Kitagawa, La Chica; Ayes with reserv · Mar 24, 2026
Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1471-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC. · Mar 30, 2026
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with Representative(s) Gedeon, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka, Pierick, Poepoe · Mar 30, 2026
Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Wednesday, 04-01-26 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. · Mar 30, 2026
The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Grandinetti, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Kong, Lowen, Marten, Tam, Pi · Apr 1, 2026
Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1804-26), recommending passage on Third Reading. · Apr 6, 2026
Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Iwamoto voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Gedeon, Hartsfield, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Poepoe, Shimizu voting no (8) and Representat · Apr 6, 2026
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 475). · Apr 7, 2026
Senate disagrees with House amendments. · Apr 7, 2026
Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 564). · Apr 10, 2026
Senate Conferees Appointed: Inouye Chair; Keohokalole Co-Chair; Elefante, Kanuha. · Apr 20, 2026
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 714). · Apr 20, 2026
Re-referred to TRN, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 37 · Apr 29, 2026
House Conferees Appointed: Kila, Matayoshi, Miyake Co-Chairs; Muraoka. · Apr 29, 2026
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 877). · Apr 30, 2026
Conference committee meeting scheduled for 05-01-26 9:31AM; Conference Room 329. · Apr 30, 2026
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-26 at 12:30PM in Conference Room 329. · May 1, 2026
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-26 at 2:30PM in Conference Room 411. · May 1, 2026
The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Keohokalole, Elefante, Kanuha · May 1, 2026
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Matayoshi, Miyake; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Rep · May 1, 2026
Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 163-26). · May 1, 2026
48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26. · May 1, 2026
Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 163-26) as amended in (CD 1). · May 1, 2026
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26. · May 1, 2026
Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none. · May 6, 2026
Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Belatti, Cochran, Garcia, Gedeon, Hartsfield, Iwamoto, Muraoka, Perruso, Poepoe, Shimizu voting · May 6, 2026
Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816). · May 6, 2026
Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888). · May 8, 2026
Enrolled to Governor. · May 8, 2026
Act 061, 05/29/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1161). · May 29, 2026
Act 061, on 05/29/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1161). · May 29, 2026
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Recorded votes
Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1).Senate · 2026-05-06 · Ayes 25, Aye(s) with reservations 0
Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with noneHouse · 2026-05-06 · Aye(s) with reservations 0, Noes 11, Excused 0
The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows:Senate · 2026-05-01 · Aye(s) 4, Aye(s) with reservations 0, No(es) 0, Excused 0
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows:House · 2026-05-01 · Ayes 3, Ayes with reservations 0, Noes 1, Excused 0
Passed Third Reading withHouse · 2026-04-06 · Aye(s) with reservations 1, Noes 8, Excused 3
The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows:House · 2026-04-01 · Ayes 10, Ayes with reservations 1, Noes 0, Excused 0
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC withHouse · 2026-03-30 · Aye(s) with reservations 2, Noes 4, Excused 4
The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows:House · 2026-03-24 · Ayes 6, Ayes with reservations 0, Noes 3, Excused 0
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1).Senate · 2026-03-10 · Ayes 25, Aye(s) with reservations 0, Noes 0, Excused 0
The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows:Senate · 2026-02-25 · Aye(s) 4, Aye(s) with reservations 0, No(es) 0, Excused 1
The committee(s) on TRS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in TRS were as follows:Senate · 2026-02-12 · Aye(s) 5, Aye(s) with reservations 0, No(es) 0, Excused 0
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Hawaii legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Act 061, on 05/29/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1161). (May 29, 2026).