SB 565 Hawaii Senate · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO POLOLU VALLEY MANAGEMENT EFFORTS ON HAWAII ISLAND.

Summary

Appropriates moneys for Pololu Valley management, including for the Division of Forestry and Wildlife of the Department of Land and Natural Resources to develop the trailhead; develop the infrastructure necessary to accommodate parking; install appropriate informational, historical, and educational signage; design and construct restroom facilities; and establish positions to manage the trail area. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

Issues: ✓ Environment

Sub-Topics: Parks & Recreation Forestry Wildlife

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 17, 2025 Last action Feb 14, 2025

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What changed between versions

SB565 → SB565_SD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was reformatted from a standard legislative document into a structured data file format (SD1), with the primary substantive change being the removal of a specific funding amount in Section 2. The original bill specified $500,000 for Pololu Valley management, but the new version leaves this amount blank for further determination.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on Pololu Valley management efforts on Hawaii Island, with no changes to the types of improvements or the agency responsible for implementation.

FISCAL

The specific appropriation amount of $500,000 was removed from Section 2, leaving a blank space for future legislative action to determine the exact funding level.

TECHNICAL

The document structure changed from a standard legislative text format to a structured data file format (SD1) with metadata headers and timestamps.

Minor formatting changes were made throughout the text, including removal of page headers and footers, and adjustment of line breaks.

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Committee

Feb 14, 2025

Committee

Reported from WTL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 599) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Feb 10, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WTL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WTL were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Elefante, Chang, McKelvey, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Feb 5, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WTL has scheduled a public hearing on 02-10-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 21, 2025

Committee

Referred to WTL, WAM.

upper

Jan 17, 2025

Introduced

Introduced.

upper

7 primary · 2 co-sponsors