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HB 113 Hawaii House · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO FIRE PREVENTION.

Summary
Establishes the Community Fuels Reduction Project to be administered by the Department of Land and Natural Resources. Requires a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Issues: ✓ EnvironmentSupports EnvironmentBill establishes Community Fuels Reduction Project under DLNR to prevent wildfires, conserving natural resources and protecting ecosystems through proactive management.85% confidence
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 14, 2025 Last action Feb 3, 2025
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What changed between versions

HB113 → HB113_HD1 · 6 edits
MODERATE
The bill was significantly restructured to remove the original Section 1, which required property owners to maintain firebreaks and clear vegetation, and instead consolidated all provisions into a new Section 1 that focuses exclusively on establishing a Department of Land and Natural Resources community fuels reduction project. The effective date was changed from July 1, 2025 to July 1, 3000, and the bill title was updated to reflect the community fuels reduction project rather than general fire prevention duties for property owners.
Scope change
The bill's scope shifted from imposing direct obligations on individual property owners to maintain firebreaks and clear vegetation to establishing a state-administered community fuels reduction project. Property owner responsibilities were removed entirely.
REQUIREMENT

Removed Section 1 requiring property owners to maintain 30-foot firebreaks, clear vegetation within 100 feet under hazardous conditions, remove tree portions near chimneys, remove deadwood, and keep roofs clear of vegetation.

Removed the definition of 'hazardous fire area' that was used to determine when property owner obligations applied.

TIMELINE

Changed the effective date from July 1, 2025 to July 1, 3000, effectively delaying implementation indefinitely.

SCOPE

Reorganized the bill to remove all property owner obligations and focus solely on the DLNR community fuels reduction project.

TITLE

Updated the bill title from 'RELATING TO FIRE PREVENTION' to focus on the Community Fuels Reduction Project.

TECHNICAL

Added technical metadata and formatting elements including document revision numbers and administrative headers.

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Actions timeline

Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
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Feb 3, 2025
Committee
Reported from PBS/WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 32) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
lower
Jan 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Lamosao, Belatti, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Morikawa, Poepoe, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Woodson.
lower
Jan 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
The committee on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Iwamoto, Hashem, Ichiyama, Lamosao, Morikawa, Poepoe, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Woodson.
lower
Jan 21, 2025
Committee
Referred to PBS/WAL, FIN, referral sheet 1
lower
Jan 16, 2025
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
Jan 14, 2025
Introduced
Prefiled.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Linda Ichiyama
Linda Ichiyama
DDemocratic
HI
31