HR 27 Hawaii House · 2025 Regular Session

REQUESTING THE RECONVENING OF THE WORKING GROUP ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 18, H.D. 1 (REGULAR SESSION OF 2024) TO CONTINUE THE EFFORTS TO ADDRESS ISSUES RELATED TO WATER AND AIR CONTAMINATION AND REMEDIATION ARISING FROM THE OPERATION OF THE PUULOA RANGE TRAINING FACILITY.

HR 27 is a House Resolution requesting the reconvening of a working group established under House Resolution 18 (2024) to address water and air contamination from the Puuloa Range Training Facility in Ewa Beach. The resolution extends the group’s work until June 2027, adding the Department of Health Director and local officials (House District 40 Representative and Honolulu Councilmember District 9) as co-chairs. This continuation focuses on resolving lead contamination risks in soil and water affecting nearby residential neighborhoods, following community concerns about marine and public health. The working group will coordinate with agencies like the Department of Health to manage remediation efforts.

Issues: ✓ Environment

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 4, 2025 Last action Apr 3, 2025

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HR27 → HR27_HD1 · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was reformatted from a House Resolution to a House Bill (HR 27 HD1) with metadata changes, but the substantive policy content remains largely the same. The key substantive change is the addition of the Councilmember for District 9 and several new organizations (Environmental Caucus, Hawaii Reef & Ocean Coalition, Free Access Coalition, Shimanchu Wai Protectors) to the list of entities receiving certified copies of the resolution. The resolution also clarifies that the working group will cease on June 30, 2025, and be reconvened to continue through June 30, 2027.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on addressing water and air contamination from the Puuloa Range Training Facility, but the distribution of the resolution now includes additional stakeholders and organizations.

TIMELINE

Clarified that the working group established by HR18 will cease on June 30, 2025, and be reconvened to continue efforts through June 30, 2027.

REQUIREMENT

Added the Councilmember for District 9 of the City and County of Honolulu to the list of co-chairs and co-conveners of the working group.

Added the Director of Health or their designee as a member of the working group in addition to original participants.

ENFORCEMENT

Expanded the list of recipients for certified copies of the resolution to include the Environmental Caucus of the Democratic Party of Hawaii, Hawaii Reef & Ocean Coalition, Free Access Coalition, and Shimanchu Wai Protectors.

TECHNICAL

Changed document type from House Resolution to House Bill with associated metadata and formatting changes.

Floor votes · House Apr 3, 2025

How they voted

48–0

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 50

Apr 3, 2025

D Democratic41

40 Yea 1

97% Yea

R Republican9

8 Yea 1

88% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 3, 2025

Lower · Passed

Resolution adopted in final form.

lower

Apr 3, 2025

Lower · Passed

Adopted with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Woodson excused (2).

lower

Apr 3, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1883), recommending adoption.

lower

Apr 1, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Perruso, Kahaloa, Kusch; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Quinlan.

lower

Mar 25, 2025

Committee

Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on EEP as amended in HD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Garrett, Holt, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Ward excused (4).

lower

Mar 25, 2025

Committee

Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1529) as amended in HD 1, recommending referral to EEP.

lower

Mar 21, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Takayama, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Amato, Chun, Marten, Olds, Takenouchi, Alcos, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

lower

Mar 14, 2025

Committee

Referred to HLT, EEP, referral sheet 22

lower

Mar 4, 2025

Introduced

Offered

lower

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors