Bills

SB 3253: DLNR; HAWAII CONSERVATION SANCTUARY; ENDANGERED SPECIES; NATIVE WILDLIFE; CONSERVATION

  • Session Year: 2025-2026
  • House: Senate
  • Latest Version Date: 2026-03-19

Current Status:

In Progress

(2026-04-07: The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Alcos, Gedeon; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Morikawa.)

Introduced

In Committee

First Chamber

In Committee

Second Chamber

Final Decking

Enacted

Version:

Establishes the Hawaii Conservation Sanctuary as a nonprofit entity to protect and expand populations of endangered species and other native wildlife in the State.  Effective 7/1/3000.  (HD1)

Discussed in Hearing

House Standing Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection1MIN
Mar 24, 2026

House Standing Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection

House Standing Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection45SEC
Mar 24, 2026

House Standing Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection

Senate Standing Committee on Agriculture and Environment5MIN
Feb 11, 2026

Senate Standing Committee on Agriculture and Environment

Senate Standing Committee on Water, Land, Culture and the Arts5MIN
Feb 11, 2026

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

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