HWN, HWN-WLA, HWN-EIG, AEN-HWN, HWN Public Hearings 03-24-2026

Joint hearing of the Committee on Hawaiian Affairs and the Committee on Water, Land, and Culture and the Arts (Senate) · March 25, 2026

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Opening, agenda and procedural housekeeping

Announcement

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Chair (identified in transcript as Chair Richards) gavels the joint committees in, lists five agendas, explains recess plan and the joint hearing format, and announces the first set of measures and testifier rules (one-minute/short limits), and that some items will be taken jointly with other committees.

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A joint Senate hearing on March 24, 2026, convened by chairs Richards and Lee and covered multiple measures including HB1087 (HD2), HB2101 (commercial aquarium collection), HB2103 (Land Use Commission membership), HB1307 (DHHL geothermal exploration funding), HB2017 (ag investment tax credit on Hawaiian homelands) and several OHA/public-land-trust bills. The panel heard extensive public testimony, debated amendments and advanced several measures with committee recommendations to pass with amendments.

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