HB 1367 Hawaii House · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO WATER RESOURCES.

Summary

Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds and appropriates funds to the Honolulu Board of Water Supply for the planning, design, and construction of up to six monitoring wells. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Bill status in committee 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2025

House Passage

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 23, 2025 Last action Feb 14, 2025

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What changed between versions

HB1367 → HB1367_HD1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill was revised to increase the number of groundwater monitoring wells from two to six, adjust the estimated fuel release volume range, and change the effective date to July 1, 3000. The changes reflect a broader scope for data collection to better assess Red Hill facility contamination risks over a longer timeframe.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded from authorizing two monitoring wells to up to six wells, allowing for more comprehensive groundwater monitoring around the Red Hill facility.

REQUIREMENT

Increased the number of groundwater monitoring wells from two to up to six to improve data collection for contamination tracking.

TECHNICAL

Updated the estimated fuel release volume range from 1.5 million gallons to between 644,000 and 1,940,000 gallons based on new analysis.

TIMELINE

Changed the effective date from July 1, 2025 to July 1, 3000, likely a placeholder or error in the legislative markup.

FISCAL

Removed the specific $20,000,000 bond amount and replaced it with a blank field, allowing flexibility in funding allocation for the expanded monitoring project.

Floor votes · House Feb 14, 2025

How they voted

47–0

Passed · 4 other

Total votes 51

Feb 14, 2025

D Democratic41

39 Yea 2

95% Yea

R Republican10

8 Yea 2

80% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Feb 14, 2025

Committee

Reported from EEP/WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 665) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 14, 2025

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (47-0-4)

house

Feb 11, 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

Feb 11, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Perruso, Kahaloa, Kusch, Quinlan; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.

lower

Jan 27, 2025

Committee

Referred to EEP/WAL, FIN, referral sheet 4

lower

Jan 23, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

10 primary · 0 co-sponsors