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HI HB1823
Bill
Status
Engrossed
3/10/2026
Primary Sponsor
Mark Hashem
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AI Summary
- Amends the definition of "development" under Hawaii's Coastal Zone Management Act to explicitly exempt certain activities from special management area use permit requirements
- Creates a new exemption for federal, state, or county infrastructure and improvement projects that have received an environmental assessment exemption or a finding of no significant impact under Chapter 343
- Infrastructure covered by the new exemption includes waterlines, wastewater facilities, gas lines, drainage facilities, electrical and communications utilities, and highway, roadway, and bridge improvements
- Preserves authority for regulators to still classify an activity as "development" if it is found to have cumulative impact or significant environmental or ecological effect on a special management area
- Takes effect July 1, 3000, with provisions to preserve the amendments when Section 205A-22 is reenacted on July 1, 2028
Legislative Description
Relating To The Coastal Zone Management Act.
Exemption
Last Action
Referred to WLA, JDC.
3/12/2026
Committee Referrals
Water, Land, and Agriculture3/12/2026
Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs2/12/2026
Water & Land1/26/2026
Full Bill Text
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