SB 2790: DHHL; Molokai; Appropriation
- Session Year: 2025-2026
- House: Senate
- Latest Version Date: 2026-01-23
Current Status:
Failed
(2026-02-17: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM.)
Introduced
In Committee
First Chamber
In Committee
Second Chamber
Final Decking
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What does this bill do?
Provides state funding to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to hire contractors to assess and create an inventory of the Molokai Irrigation System.
The summary is provided by generative AI which can make mistakes. For original language, please view the details in the table below.
Appropriates funds to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands for contracted services for the assessment and inventory of the Molokai Irrigation System.
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THE SENATE |
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THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to the department of hawaiian home lands.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
The sum appropriated shall be expended by the department of Hawaiian home lands for the purposes of this Act.
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2026.
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Report Title:
DHHL; Molokai; Appropriation
Description:
Appropriates funds to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands for contracted services for the assessment and inventory of the Molokai Irrigation System.
The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
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| Feb 17, 2026 | Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM. |
| Feb 17, 2026 | Reported from HWN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2273) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to WAM. |
| Feb 3, 2026 | The committee(s) on HWN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in HWN were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Richards, Lamosao, Ihara, Keohokalole, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. |
| Jan 30, 2026 | The committee(s) on HWN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-03-26 1:10PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference. |
| Jan 30, 2026 | Referred to HWN, WAM. |
| Jan 26, 2026 | Passed First Reading. |
| Jan 23, 2026 | Introduced. |
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| Feb 3, 2026 | The committee(s) on HWN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED | Senate Standing Committee on Hawaiian Affairs |
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This list shows positions taken on this bill by organizations on the date displayed, which is linked to the original source.
Positions by individuals are not included.
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| Department of Hawaiian Home Lands | ** Support | |
| Hawaiian Homes Commission | *** Support | Feb 3, 2026 |
| Hawaiʻi Food+ Policy | ** Support | |
| Ho`omana Pono, LLC | *** Support | Feb 3, 2026 |
| Hoʻomana Pono, LLC | ** Support |
STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2273
Honolulu, Hawaii
RE: S.B. No. 2790
Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi
President of the Senate
Thirty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2026
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred S.B. No. 2790 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose and intent of this measure is to appropriate funds to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands for contracted services for the assessment and inventory of the Molokai Irrigation System.
Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands; Hoʻomana Pono, LLC; Hawaiʻi Food+ Policy; and one individual.
Your Committee received testimony in opposition to this measure from one individual.
Your Committee finds that the Molokai Irrigation System supplies water to a large portion of Molokai farms, supporting local food production. Your Committee further finds that native Hawaiian beneficiaries living on Molokai homesteads have requested Hawaiian Homes Commission and Department of Hawaiian Home Lands staff to assume control of the Molokai Irrigation System and make land use changes that would allow more families to farm and live on department lands. Your Committee also finds that an assessment, inventory, and analysis of the irrigation system will make the water provided by the irrigation system accessible to homesteads that currently operate without agricultural water.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2790 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to your Committee on Ways and Means.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Hawaiian Affairs,
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________________________________ HERBERT M. RICHARDS, III, Chair |
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| Feb 3, 2026 | SB2790_TESTIMONY_HWN_02-03-26_.PDF |
Discussed in Hearing
1MIN
Senate Standing Committee on Agriculture and Environment
1MIN
Senate Standing Committee on Education
1MIN
Senate Standing Committee on Hawaiian Affairs
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