HB 2047 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO THE AHA MOKU ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

Summary

Amends the process for the hiring of the Executive Director of the Aha Moku Advisory Committee. Specifies that the Chairperson of the Board of Land and Natural Resources is responsible for the appointment, oversight, and administrative authority over the Executive Director of the Aha Moku Advisory Committee. Requires any formal position, recommendation, or advisory action of the Aha Moku Advisory Committee to be adopted at a duly noticed public meeting at which a quorum is present. Amends the reporting requirements of the Aha Moku Advisory Committee. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Mar 2026

House Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 23, 2026 Last action Mar 23, 2026

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HB2047_HD1 → HB2047_HD2 · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill amends the Aha Moku Advisory Committee's structure to require the executive director to be appointed by the chairperson with board confirmation, rather than just appointed by the chairperson. It also adds specific civil service exemptions for this role and clarifies that the current executive director must go through a competitive open recruitment process without receiving special preference for their prior service.

Scope change

The bill expands the scope of civil service exemptions to include the Aha Moku Advisory Committee executive director and modifies the appointment process to include board confirmation.

ELIGIBILITY

Changed the executive director appointment process to require confirmation by the board of land and natural resources after being appointed by the chairperson.

REQUIREMENT

Added a requirement that the current executive director must submit to an open recruitment process and cannot receive special consideration for their prior service.

Added a new civil service exemption specifically for the Aha Moku Advisory Committee executive director.

Updated the performance review requirements to include an annual basis and changed the reappointment language to allow for subsequent terms without specifying a limit.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 23, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WLA/HWN deleted the measure from the public hearing scheduled on 03-24-26 1:01PM; CR 224 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 21, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WLA/HWN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-24-26 1:01PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 12, 2026

Committee

Referred to WLA/HWN, WAM/JDC.

upper

Mar 12, 2026

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 347).

upper

Mar 10, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Feb 26, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Sayama, Takayama, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.

lower

Feb 18, 2026

Committee

Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 457-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

lower

Feb 12, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Morikawa, Belatti, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Poepoe, Woodson, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

lower

Jan 28, 2026

Committee

Referred to WAL, JHA, referral sheet 3

lower

Jan 26, 2026

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 23, 2026

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

26 primary · 0 co-sponsors