HB 1307 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS.

Summary

Establishes the Geothermal Revolving Fund for loans for water well development for geophysical investigation, exploration, and identification of geothermal resources on Hawaiian home lands. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2026

House Passage

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

Governor

Introduced Jan 22, 2025 Last action Mar 30, 2026

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What changed between versions

HB1307_HD2 → HB1307_SD1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was revised to shift from a one-time appropriation for water well development to the creation of a permanent 'Geothermal Revolving Fund.' This new fund allows the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to provide loans for geophysical investigations on Hawaiian home lands, with a specific provision that loan repayment begins five years after operations start. The funding amount was updated to $6,000,000 for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, and the bill's effective date was set to July 1, 3000, likely as a placeholder for future legislative action.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded from a direct funding grant to a structured loan program designed to be self-sustaining through repayments and interest.

FISCAL

Established a new 'Geothermal Revolving Fund' to manage loans rather than providing direct grants.

Updated the appropriation amount to $6,000,000 for the 2026-2027 fiscal year.

REQUIREMENT

Added a requirement that loan repayment must commence five years after water well development operations begin.

TIMELINE

Set the effective date to July 1, 3000, indicating the bill is not intended to take effect immediately.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 30, 2026

Upper · Passed

Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.

upper

Mar 30, 2026

Committee

Reported from HWN/EIG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3374) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Mar 24, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on HWN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HWN were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) Richards, Lamosao; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) DeCorte; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Ihara, Keohokalole.

upper

Mar 24, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on EIG recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EIG were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Chang, DeCoite, Richards, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Mar 19, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on HWN/EIG has scheduled a public hearing on 03-24-26 1:10PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 4, 2025

Committee

Referred to HWN/EIG, WAM.

upper

Feb 28, 2025

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 76).

upper

Feb 27, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Amato, Belatti, Grandinetti, Hussey, Kapela, Perruso, Souza voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Iwamoto, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Poepoe, Reyes Oda, Shimizu voting no (8) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Feb 20, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 13 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Reyes Oda; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Alcos, Ward.

lower

Feb 14, 2025

Lower · Passed

Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Perruso voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Pierick, Reyes Oda, Shimizu voting no (7) and Representative(s) Cochran, Matayoshi, Poepoe, Ward excused (4).

lower

Feb 14, 2025

Committee

Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 721) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 11, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Kahaloa, Takayama, Todd; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Perruso, Shimizu; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Hashem.

lower

Feb 6, 2025

Committee

Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 227) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

lower

Feb 4, 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, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 4

lower

Jan 23, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 22, 2025

Introduced

Pending introduction.