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Committee moves a package of bills on boating, utilities, transportation, lead and education

House Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs · April 2, 2026
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Summary

The House Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs Committee advanced several bills with technical amendments or adopted sponsors' edits: SB2818 (boating), SB2398 (residential water‑service disclosures, with BWS amendments), SB3136 (lead materials), SB3154 (NEPA participation for HDOT), SB3262 (teacher‑standards board nominations), and SB3118 (military children compact); SB2046 and SB3250 were deferred.

During decision‑making the House Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs considered and acted on a series of measures after testimony and technical discussions.

SB2818 (boating): The committee adopted technical amendments and moved the bill to conference; DLNR and the Attorney General supported restoring penalties for severe boating and ocean recreation violations that the sponsors said had been inadvertently decriminalized.

SB2398 (residential housing utilities): The…

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