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Lawmakers amend Oahu reef bill to be temporary and press DLNR to accelerate Holomua outreach
Senate Joint Committee on Water, Land, Culture & the Arts and Senate Committee on Agriculture and Environment · February 12, 2026
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Summary
Senators advanced a modified SB 2972 to prohibit some spearing practices on Oahu temporarily while DLNR accelerates its Holomua community process; committee removed a commercial‑sale ban and added a sunset/defective date to limit the measure's duration.
SB 2972, aimed at protecting Oahu coral reefs by restricting the spearing and commercial sale of key herbivorous fishes (uhu and kala) until DAR’s Holomua Initiative adopts regulations, was advanced with substantive amendments after testimony from reef advocates and fishermen.
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