S.B. 2911 Summary

• Designates nine island-specific snail species as official state snails for Hawaii, based on community voting conducted by the Bishop Museum during 2023's "Year of the Kāhuli."

• Establishes Hini hini kua mauna (Succinea konaensis) for Hawaiʻi island, Pūpū kua mauna (Lyropupa striatula) for Maui, Pūpū kua mauna (Pleuropoma laciniosa kahoolawensis) for Kahoʻolawe, Pūpū kuahiwi (Auriculella lanaiensis) for Lānaʻi, Pūpū kuahiwi (Laminella venusta) for Molokaʻi, Kāhuli (Kaala subrutila) for Oʻahu, Erinna newcombi for Kauaʻi, Kahelani ʻilaʻula (Collonista verruca) for Niʻihau, and Naka kua mauna (Endodonta christenseni) for the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.

• Recognizes Hawaiian land snails as ecosystem components serving as fungivores, decomposers, and food sources, and acknowledges their cultural significance in Hawaiian songs, hula, chants, and traditions.

• Aims to increase awareness of the threatened status of Hawaiian land snails and encourage continued conservation of native Hawaiian invertebrates.