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HI SB2022
Bill
Status
Engrossed
3/10/2026
Primary Sponsor
Lorraine Inouye
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AI Summary
- Amends Hawaii's State Water Code (Section 174C-15) to establish minimum and maximum fines for violations, replacing the previous maximum of $5,000 per violation
- Expands the types of violations subject to penalties to include failing to obtain required permits, failing to comply with permit conditions, and failing to comply with water audit requirements
- Allows the Commission on Water Resource Management to treat each day a violation exists as a separate offense, with penalties assessed from the earliest known date of the violation
- Requires the commission to consider specific factors when imposing fines, including violation history, economic benefit to the violator, harm to water users or the environment, quantity of water affected, and the violator's good faith efforts to comply
- Establishes scheduled increases to maximum fines beginning January 1, 2031, with additional increases every five years through 2046; effective date is July 1, 2050
Legislative Description
Relating To State Water Code Penalties.
Penalties
Last Action
Referred to WAL, JHA, referral sheet 17
3/12/2026
Committee Referrals
Water & Land3/12/2026
Judiciary2/20/2026
Water, Land, and Agriculture1/22/2026
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