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SB 2547: COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT ACT; SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREAS; PERMITTING; REQUIREMENTS; DEVELOPMENT; EXCLUDED ACTIVITIES; PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS; EXEMPTION; LAHAINA; MAUI WILDFIRES

  • Session Year: 2025-2026
  • House: Senate
  • Latest Version Date: 2026-02-19

Current Status:

In Progress

(2026-02-20: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.)

Introduced

First Committee Review

First Chamber

Second Committee Review

Second Chamber

Final Decking

Enacted

Version:

Amends the definition of "development," as it pertains to coastal zone management, to exclude any state- or county-funded infrastructure improvement project that is exempted from an environmental assessment or determined as a finding of no significant impact under chapter 343, HRS.  Applies only to zones established in Lahaina in the aftermath of the 2023 Maui wildfires that have been designated for reentry by the State or county of Maui as of January 1, 2026.  Effective 7/1/2050.  Sunsets 6/30/2029.  (SD1)

Discussed in Hearing

Senate Standing Committee on Water, Land, Culture and the Arts2MIN
Feb 13, 2026

Senate Standing Committee on Water, Land, Culture and the Arts

Senate Standing Committee on Water, Land, Culture and the Arts12MIN
Feb 6, 2026

Senate Standing Committee on Water, Land, Culture and the Arts

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SB 2547: Coastal Zone Management Act; Special Management Areas; Permitting; Requirements; Development; Excluded Activities; Public Infrastructure Improvement Projects; Exemption; Lahaina; Maui Wildfires | Digital Democracy