The Senate Committee on Water and Land took action on multiple resolutions during its March 21, 2025 meeting. The committee advanced several measures by unanimous voice vote of the five members present, and it deferred two items.

Key actions (committee recommendation and vote):

- SR 118 (transfer of active agricultural land leases from DLNR to the Department of Agriculture): Passed as is. Recorded affirmation: chair and vice chair voted aye; Senator Chang (aye), Senator McKelvey (yes), Senator Decort (aye). Outcome: approved (5‑0).

- SCR 51 / SR 33 (convene working group to evaluate establishment and placement of an Office of Resilience and Recovery): Passed as is (committee recommendation). Outcome: approved (5‑0).

- SCR 76 / SR 59 (urge DLNR to consult with Kahana Bay Steering Committee, County of Maui, and US Army Corps of Engineers on Kahana Bay erosion mitigation): Passed with technical and clarifying amendments. Outcome: approved (5‑0).

- SCR 42 / SR 27 (urge DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife to prioritize restoration and protection of additional wetlands and anchialine ponds): Passed with technical and non‑substantive amendments. Outcome: approved (5‑0).

- SCR 54 / SR 36 (desalination planning task force): Passed with technical and non‑substantive amendments. Outcome: approved (5‑0).

- SCR 59 / SR 43 (request DBOR and Kahoolawe Island Reserve Commission to work collaboratively to maintain the Kihei ramp): Passed with technical and non‑substantive amendments. Outcome: approved (5‑0).

- SCR 47 (authorize issuance of a term nonexclusive easement seaward of TMK 24‑3‑010‑009 at Kahana, Lahaina, Maui): Deferred. Outcome: deferred.

- SCR 106 / SR 87 (request OPSD commission study on combustion‑free decarbonization): Deferred indefinitely. Outcome: deferred.

Several measures were passed with only minor technical edits noted in the committee report. Where individual roll call was recorded (SR 118), the transcript shows the chair and vice chair and three senators voting in the affirmative, producing a 5‑0 outcome; other measures were adopted by unanimous voice vote of members present.

The committee said it will note in its report the discussions about timelines and reporting dates for some measures where agencies requested longer periods to complete work or provide results.

Full committee action items are listed below for reference.