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Relating To The Mauna Kea Stewardship And Oversight Authority.

State of Hawaii

Part II: Clarifies the powers of the Mauna Kea Stewardship and Oversight Authority so that it may carry out its intended duties regarding land use on Mauna Kea. Adds reversion dates of 6/30/2028 and 12/31/2029 if the deadline to adopt a management plan or to submit proposed administrative rules to the Governor is not met; extends the transition period to 12/1/2029; clarifies that the oversight and interest of MKSOA in the Mauna Kea lands shall be no more than what is expressly granted in chapter 195H, HRS; and clarifies that title to Mauna Kea lands shall remain with the State. Part III: Provides that the existing plans and administrative rules adopted or developed by UH under which Mauna Kea is currently governed remain in effect until plans and administrative rules adopted by MKSOA take effect. Part IV: Clarifies that MKSOA has state sovereign immunity. Part V: Authorizes MKSOA to extend leases and subleases before the transfer, for up to an additional ten-year term. (CD1)

Status
Passed
Signed or otherwise enacted
Status date
May 27, 2026
169 days ago
Current chamber
House of Representatives
Session
2026 Regular Session
HI HB 2592 · PassedMay 27

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Bill details

Last action
Act 053, on 05/27/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1153). · May 27, 2026

Sponsors

MKMatthias KuschRepresentative · Democrat · HD-001Primary sponsor
GIGreggor IlaganRepresentative · Democrat · HD-004Primary sponsor
KKKirstin KahaloaRepresentative · Democrat · HD-006Primary sponsor
JKJeanne KapelaRepresentative · Democrat · HD-005Primary sponsor
SKSue Keohokapu-Lee LoyRepresentative · Democrat · HD-002Primary sponsor
NLNicole LowenRepresentative · Democrat · HD-007Primary sponsor
DTDavid TarnasRepresentative · Democrat · HD-008Primary sponsor

Bill history

Newest first.

May 27, 2026Act 053, on 05/27/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1153).House
May 27, 2026Act 053, 05/27/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1153).Senate
May 8, 2026Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).Senate
May 7, 2026Transmitted to Governor.House
May 6, 2026Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).House
May 6, 2026Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with Representative(s) Garcia, Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Belatti, Cochran, Garrett, Iwamoto, Perruso, Pierick, Poepoe, Souza voting no (8) and Representative(s) Alcos excused (1).House
May 6, 2026Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) San Buenaventura. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none).Senate
May 1, 202648 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26Senate
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May 1, 2026Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 197-26).Senate
May 1, 2026Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.House
May 1, 2026Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 197-26) as amended in (CD 1).House
May 1, 2026The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Rhoads, Inouye; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Kim.Senate
May 1, 2026The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Tarnas, Kusch, Morikawa, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Garrett.House
Apr 30, 2026Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 9:00AM; Conference Room 229.Senate
Apr 29, 2026Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-30-26 9:00AM; Conference Room 229.Senate
Apr 28, 2026Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-29-26 9:00AM; Conference Room 229.Senate
Apr 27, 2026Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-26 9:00AM; CR 229.Senate
Apr 24, 2026Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-27-26 9:00AM; CR 229.Senate
Apr 22, 2026Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 719).House
Apr 21, 2026Senate Conferees Appointed: Lee, C. Chairs; Kim, Rhoads, Inouye Co-Chairs.Senate
Apr 21, 2026Received notice of change in conferees (Hse. Com. No. 801).Senate
Apr 21, 2026House Conferees Added: Representative Garrett added as Co-Chair.House
Apr 21, 2026Re-referred to WAL, HED, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 31House
Apr 20, 2026Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786).Senate
Apr 20, 2026House Conferees Appointed: Hashem, Tarnas, Kusch Co-Chairs; Morikawa, Shimizu.House
Apr 20, 2026Re-referred to WAL, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 30House
Apr 17, 2026Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780).Senate
Apr 16, 2026House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).House
Apr 14, 2026Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 707) in amended form (SD 2).House
Apr 14, 2026Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) San Buenaventura. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.Senate
Apr 10, 202648 Hrs. Notice 04-14-26.Senate
Apr 10, 2026Reported from JDC/WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3809) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).Senate
Apr 9, 2026The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.Senate
Apr 9, 2026The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) San Buenaventura ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.Senate
Apr 8, 2026The committee(s) on JDC/WAM deferred the measure until 04-09-26 10:30AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.Senate
Apr 6, 2026The committee(s) on JDC/WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-08-26 10:15AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.Senate
Mar 30, 2026Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC/WAM.Senate
Mar 30, 2026Reported from WLA/EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3369) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC/WAM.Senate
Mar 25, 2026The committee(s) on WLA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WLA were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Lamosao; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) DeCorte; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Inouye, Chang.Senate
Mar 25, 2026The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDU were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Hashimoto; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) DeCorte; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Kidani, Fukunaga.Senate
Mar 20, 2026The committee(s) on WLA/EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 03-25-26 1:11PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.Senate
Mar 16, 2026Re-Referred to WLA/EDU, JDC/WAM.Senate
Mar 12, 2026Referred to WLA/EDU, JDC.Senate
Mar 12, 2026Passed First Reading.Senate
Mar 12, 2026Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 441).Senate
Mar 10, 2026Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Alcos, Amato, Garcia, Gedeon, Matsumoto, Reyes Oda, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Cochran, Grandinetti, Hussey, Iwamoto, Perruso, Poepoe, Souza voting no (7) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.House
Mar 6, 2026Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-10-26.House
Mar 6, 2026Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1194-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.House
Feb 26, 2026The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Sayama, Takayama; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Shimizu; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Poepoe, Garcia; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.House
Feb 24, 2026Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 02-26-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House
Feb 18, 2026Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with Representative(s) Alcos, Cochran, Garcia, Gedeon, Matsumoto, Perruso, Pierick, Poepoe, Reyes Oda, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Muraoka, Souza voting no (2) and none excused (0).House
Feb 18, 2026Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 464-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.House
Feb 5, 2026The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Morikawa, Belatti, Ichiyama, Woodson; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Poepoe, Shimizu; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Souza; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Iwamoto.House
Feb 3, 2026Re-referred to WAL, JHA, referral sheet 7House
Feb 2, 2026Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Thursday, 02-05-26 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House
Feb 2, 2026Referred to WAL, HED, JHA, referral sheet 6House
Jan 28, 2026Introduced and Pass First Reading.House

Recorded votes

Senate Water, Land, and Agriculture: Passed, With AmendmentsMar 25, 2026 · Senate · 2 yea · 1 nayPassed
Senate Education: Passed, With AmendmentsMar 25, 2026 · Senate · 2 yea · 1 nayPassed
Senate Ways and Means: Passed, With AmendmentsApr 9, 2026 · Senate · 13 yea · 0 nayPassed
Senate Judiciary: Passed, With AmendmentsApr 9, 2026 · Senate · 5 yea · 0 nayPassed
Senate Conference: Passed, With AmendmentsMay 1, 2026 · Senate · 3 yea · 0 nayPassed
House Conference: Passed, With AmendmentsMay 1, 2026 · House · 5 yea · 0 nayPassed

Subjects

  • Mauna Kea
  • MKSOA
  • UH
  • Transfer
  • Lease Transfer
  • BLNR
  • DLNR
  • Continuity of Plans and Administrative Rules
  • Sovereign Immunity
  • Extension
  • Reversion
  • Transition Period

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