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HI SB2941

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/23/2026

Primary Sponsor

Angus McKelvey

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Origin

Senate

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Prohibits the sale, rental, or distribution of disposable bodyboards with polystyrene (Styrofoam) foam cores statewide in Hawaii, beginning January 1 of a year to be specified.

  • Defines "disposable bodyboard" as a buoyant rectangular object over 23 inches in length with a polystyrene foam core used for water recreation.

  • Establishes escalating fines for violations: $100 for first offense, $200 for second offense, and $500 for each subsequent violation within the same year, with each day of continued violation constituting a separate offense.

  • Expands upon Kauai County's existing ban on disposable bodyboards to protect Hawaii's reefs, shorelines, and marine ecosystems from polystyrene pollution.

Legislative Description

Relating To Disposable Bodyboards.

Prohibition

Last Action

Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to CPN/JDC.

2/20/2026

Committee Referrals

Commerce and Consumer Protection2/20/2026
Agriculture and Environment1/30/2026

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