Relating To Marine Affairs.
State of HawaiiHawaiiDeclares that the State is an ocean cluster. Establishes the Office of Marine Affairs and Marine Affairs Governing Board within the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation. Establishes the Marine Affairs Coordinator position. Repeals the powers and duties of the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism over marine affairs. Transfers the employees and functions of the Governor's Advisory Committee on Marine Affairs to the Office of Marine Affairs. (CD1)
- Status
- Passed
- Signed or otherwise enacted
- Status date
- Jul 7, 2026
- 128 days ago
- Current chamber
- House of Representatives
- Session
- 2026 Regular Session
HI SB 2907 · PassedJul 7
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Bill details
- Last action
- Act 186, on 07/06/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1288). · Jul 7, 2026
Sponsors
GWGlenn WakaiSenator · Democrat · SD-015Primary sponsorPrimary sponsor
SCStanley ChangSenator · Democrat · SD-009Primary sponsorPrimary sponsor
Bill history
Newest first.
Jul 7, 2026Act 186, on 07/06/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1288).House
Jul 7, 2026Act 186, 07/06/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1288).Senate
May 8, 2026Enrolled to Governor.Senate
May 8, 2026Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).Senate
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) Cochran, Iwamoto voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Belatti, Perruso, Pierick, Poepoe voting no (4) and Representative(s) Alcos excused (1).House
May 6, 2026Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.Senate
May 1, 2026Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.House
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May 1, 2026Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 226-26) as amended in (CD 1).House
May 1, 202648 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26.Senate
May 1, 2026Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 226-26).Senate
May 1, 2026The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Hashem.House
May 1, 2026The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard.Senate
May 1, 2026Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 5:40 PM; Conference Room 309.Senate
May 1, 2026Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 5:37 PM; Conference Room 329.Senate
May 1, 2026Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-26 at 4:31PM in Conference Room 411.House
May 1, 2026Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-26 at 11:30AM in Conference Room 411.House
Apr 30, 2026Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 05-01-26 8:01AM in conference room 411.House
Apr 28, 2026Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Thursday, 04-30-26 8:30AM in conference room 411.House
Apr 27, 2026Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 783).House
Apr 27, 2026Senate Conferees Appointed: DeCoite Chair; Gabbard, Kanuha Co-Chairs.Senate
Apr 23, 2026Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 811).Senate
Apr 22, 2026House Conferees Appointed: Ilagan, Hashem, Hussey Co-Chairs; Gedeon.House
Apr 16, 2026Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).House
Apr 16, 2026Senate disagrees with House amendments.Senate
Apr 16, 2026Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 713).Senate
Apr 14, 2026Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 3 with Representative(s) Cochran, Garcia, Iwamoto, Perruso, Poepoe, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.House
Apr 10, 2026Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-14-26.House
Apr 10, 2026Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2140-26) as amended in HD 3, recommending passage on Third Reading.House
Apr 7, 2026The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.House
Apr 2, 2026Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 04-07-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House
Mar 30, 2026Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Garcia, Poepoe, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4).House
Mar 30, 2026Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1519-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.House
Mar 24, 2026The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Morikawa, Ichiyama, Woodson, Souza; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Iwamoto, Poepoe, Shimizu; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti.House
Mar 20, 2026Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Tuesday, 03-24-26 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House
Mar 20, 2026Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on WAL with Representative(s) Poepoe voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).House
Mar 20, 2026Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1270-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to WAL.House
Mar 18, 2026The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Tam, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.House
Mar 12, 2026Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Wednesday, 03-18-26 8:30AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House
Mar 12, 2026Referred to ECD, WAL, FIN, referral sheet 17House
Mar 12, 2026Pass First ReadingHouse
Mar 10, 2026Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 318) in amended form (SD 1).House
Mar 10, 2026Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.Senate
Mar 6, 2026One Day Notice 03-10-26.Senate
Mar 6, 2026Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2970) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.Senate
Mar 4, 2026The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. 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
Mar 2, 2026The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-04-26 10:31AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.Senate
Feb 19, 2026Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.Senate
Feb 19, 2026Reported from EDT/AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2436) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.Senate
Feb 13, 2026The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in AEN were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Richards, DeCoite, Rhoads, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.Senate
Feb 13, 2026The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDT were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Fukunaga, Kim.Senate
Feb 9, 2026The committee(s) on EDT/AEN has rescheduled its public hearing to 02-13-26 3:01PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.Senate
Feb 8, 2026The committee(s) on EDT/AEN deleted the measure from the public hearing scheduled on 02-09-26 3:05PM; CR 224 & Videoconference.Senate
Feb 6, 2026The committee(s) on EDT/AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-09-26 3:05PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.Senate
Jan 30, 2026Referred to EDT/AEN, WAM.Senate
Jan 26, 2026Passed First Reading.Senate
Jan 23, 2026Introduced.Senate
Recorded votes
Senate Agriculture and Environment: Passed, With AmendmentsFeb 13, 2026 · Senate · 5 yea · 0 nayPassedPassed
Senate Economic Development and Technology: Passed, With AmendmentsFeb 13, 2026 · Senate · 3 yea · 0 nayPassedPassed
Senate Ways and Means: Passed, UnamendedMar 4, 2026 · Senate · 13 yea · 0 nayPassedPassed
House Conference: Passed, With AmendmentsMay 1, 2026 · House · 3 yea · 0 nayPassedPassed
Senate Conference: Passed, With AmendmentsMay 1, 2026 · Senate · 2 yea · 0 nayPassedPassed
Subjects
- Ocean Cluster
- Office of Marine Affairs
- Marine Affairs Coordinator
- Reports
- Transfer
- Hawaii Technology Development Corporation
- Marine Affairs Governing Board
- DBEDT
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