HB 113 Hawaii House · 2026 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: ✓ Environment

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 14, 2025 Last action Dec 8, 2025

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What changed between versions

HB113 → HB113_HD1 · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was significantly rewritten to remove specific property owner responsibilities regarding brush clearing and firebreaks, replacing them with a focus on state-led fuel reduction projects. The effective date was changed from July 1, 2025, to July 1, 3000, and the bill title was updated to reflect the removal of the private property requirements.

Scope change

The bill's scope shifted from regulating private property owners to focus exclusively on state-administered community fuels reduction projects.

REQUIREMENT

Removed all sections requiring private property owners to clear vegetation within 30 or 100 feet of their buildings and maintain firebreaks.

Removed the definition of 'hazardous fire area' and the requirement for owners to clear deadwood or maintain roofs free of debris.

TIMELINE

Changed the effective date of the Act from July 1, 2025, to July 1, 3000.

FISCAL

Updated the description of appropriated funds to reference the new Section 1 instead of the removed Section 2.

TECHNICAL

Reordered the bill sections and removed references to the repealed private property duties from the bill description.

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Committee

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