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Votes at a glance: Committee recommendations from the Feb. 17 House Water & Land hearing

House Committee on Water and Land · February 12, 2026
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Summary

The House Committee on Water and Land advanced a package of bills on Feb. 17, recommending passage with amendments for HB 18-17 (fishery limits), HB 2616 (Banyan Drive district), HB 2056 (appropriation to City & County of Honolulu) and multiple housing, agriculture and energy measures; several members recorded reservations or no votes on specific items.

At the Feb. 17 session the House Committee on Water and Land recorded committee recommendations on a long agenda. Key committee actions and noted committee report items are below.

- HB 18-17 (bag limit for 'ama'ama): Recommendation to pass with HD1; deferred setting precise bag limits to DLNR rulemaking and limited application to areas without existing management plans. Chair noted DLNR needs time for stakeholder engagement; committee advanced with recorded 'aye' votes.

- HB 2056…

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