SCR 42 Hawaii Senate · 2025 Regular Session

URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION OF FORESTRY AND WILDLIFE TO PRIORITIZE THE RESTORATION AND PROTECTION OF ADDITIONAL WETLANDS AND ANCHIALINE POOLS.

SCR 42 is a non-binding Senate Concurrent Resolution urging Hawaii's Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) Division of Forestry and Wildlife to prioritize restoring and protecting wetlands and unique coastal anchialine pools. It specifically requests that DLNR prioritize wetlands in Kihei, Maui, over development concerns where possible, and extend wetland protection policies to anchialine pools. The resolution cites environmental benefits including flood reduction, habitat for endangered species, water filtration, and coral reef protection. It does not create new laws but expresses legislative support for existing environmental protections. This resolution was introduced in Hawaii's 2025 legislative session.

Issues: ✓ Environment

Sub-Topics: Conservation Wildlife Coastal & Flood Protection

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 6, 2025 Last action Apr 4, 2025

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SCR42 → SCR42_SD1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was reformatted from a traditional legislative document to a structured digital template, adding metadata fields and timestamps while retaining the original policy content. The substantive policy language regarding wetland and anchialine pool protection remains unchanged.

Scope change

No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; only formatting and metadata additions.

TECHNICAL

Added digital metadata fields including timestamps, document identifiers, and language settings

Added a new title field specifying 'DLNR; Wetlands; Anchialine Pools; Protections'

Changed document header format from traditional Senate Concurrent Resolution layout to structured digital template format

Removed original document metadata and page numbering from the traditional format

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This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.

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Key actions

Committee

Apr 4, 2025

Committee

Referred to WAL, referral sheet 28

lower

Apr 1, 2025

Introduced

Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 422) in amended form (SD 1).

lower

Apr 1, 2025

Upper · Passed

Report and Resolution Adopted as amended (SD1). Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Awa). Transmitted to House.

upper

Mar 31, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported from WTL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1396) with recommendation of adoption, as amended (SD 1).

upper

Mar 21, 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

Mar 13, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WTL has scheduled a public hearing on 03-17-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 11, 2025

Committee

Referred to WTL.

upper

Mar 6, 2025

Introduced

Offered.

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors