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Committee actions at a glance: Feb. 10, 2026 House Committee on Water & Land
Summary
At its Feb. 10 hearing the committee recommended passage for multiple measures (HB1881 HD1, HP2218 HD1, HB1845 HD1, HP1650 HD1, HB376 HD2, HB2599 HD1 and others), and deferred HP1956 for legal redrafting. Several measures recorded member reservations; exact roll‑call tallies were not consistently provided in the transcript.
The House Committee on Water & Land took action on numerous bills during its Feb. 10, 2026 hearing. Key committee recommendations and procedural outcomes included:
• HB1881 (land use/funiculars): Chair recommended and the committee adopted an HD1 to limit the ban to commercial funiculars; recommendation adopted.
• HP2218 (DLNR co‑management): Committee adopted the chair’s recommendation to pass with HD1 amendments including a five‑year review and committee‑report language to address competing organizations.
• HB1845 (Land Use Commission): Committee agreed to AG and LUC‑recommended amendments excluding Important Agricultural Lands (IAL) and clarifying quorum/voting protections; recommendation adopted with reservations noted.
• HP1650 (environmental assessments/Waikiki): Committee adopted HD1 which keeps historic‑site triggers; members recorded reservations about coastal and public‑notice impacts.
• HB376 (cesspool inventory): Committee adopted HD2 requiring the Department of Health to prepare a statewide cesspool inventory and recommend upgrade/connection timelines by Jan. 1, 2045.
• HB2599 (aquatic protection): Division of Aquatic Resources stood in support and the committee recommended passage with amendments.
• HP1956 (fresh water waterways): Attorney General requested clearer definitions and procedural safeguards; the committee deferred the bill for redrafting.
Where the transcript recorded a formal roll call, the chair announced the recommendation adopted. The transcript does not consistently provide full roll‑call vote tallies with member names for every measure; where counts are required for official records staff should consult the committee roll‑call sheet.
