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HB 2101: OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS PACKAGE; DLNR; BLNR; AQUATIC RESOURCES; FISHING REGULATIONS; COMMERCIAL AQUARIUM COLLECTION; SUSTAINABILITY; PROHIBITION

  • Session Year: 2025-2026
  • House: House
  • Latest Version Date: 2026-02-18

Current Status:

In Progress

(2026-02-19: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Alcos, Gedeon, Matsumoto, Reyes Oda, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka, Pierick voting no (3) and none excused (0).)

Introduced

First Committee Review

First Chamber

Second Committee Review

Second Chamber

Final Decking

Enacted

Version:

Prohibits the harvest of aquatic life for commercial aquarium purposes, regardless of the method of collection, in counties with a population greater than 200,000 and less than 300,000.  Effective 7/1/3000.  (HD1)

Discussed in Hearing

House Standing Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection1H
Feb 18, 2026

House Standing Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection

House Standing Committee on Water & Land1H
Feb 18, 2026

House Standing Committee on Water & Land

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