2024 Regular Session • Hawaii Legislature
SB735: Relating To The Disposition Of Water Rights.
Legislative Summary
Exempts the instream use of water for commercial kalo cultivation conducted in a manner consistent with traditional and customary Native Hawaiian practices and on traditional kalo lands from the existing process for the disposition of water rights. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD2)
Bill History
1/20/2023
Introduced.
Senate
1/23/2023
Passed First Reading.
Senate
1/25/2023
Referred to WTL/HWN, JDC.
Senate
1/27/2023
The committee(s) on WTL/HWN has scheduled a public hearing on 01-31-23 1:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.
Senate
1/31/2023
The committee(s) on WTL/HWN deferred the measure until 02-08-23 1:00PM; Conference Room 229.
Senate
2/8/2023
The committee(s) on WTL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WTL were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, McKelvey, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Elefante ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Chang.
Senate
2/8/2023
The committee(s) on HWN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HWN were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Shimabukuro, Fevella, Ihara, Keohokalole, Richards; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
Senate
2/13/2023
Reported from WTL/HWN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 198) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.
Senate
2/13/2023
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC.
Senate
2/28/2023
The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 03-02-23 9:50AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
Senate
3/2/2023
The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Elefante, San Buenaventura; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa.
Senate
3/3/2023
Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1080) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
Senate
3/3/2023
One Day Notice 03-07-23.
Senate
3/7/2023
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Fukunaga). Transmitted to House.
Senate
3/7/2023
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 246) in amended form (SD 1).
House of Representatives
3/9/2023
Pass First Reading
House of Representatives
3/9/2023
Referred to WAL, JHA, referral sheet 17
House of Representatives
3/13/2023
Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Thursday, 03-16-23 10:00AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
House of Representatives
3/16/2023
The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Ichiyama, Poepoe, Chun, Ganaden, Morikawa, Takayama, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Hashem.
House of Representatives
3/22/2023
Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1425) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
House of Representatives
3/22/2023
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Kitagawa excused (1).
House of Representatives
3/24/2023
Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 03-29-23 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
House of Representatives
3/29/2023
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Takayama, Ganaden, Hashimoto, Ichiyama, Kong, Mizuno, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Holt, Ilagan.
House of Representatives
3/31/2023
Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1865) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
House of Representatives
3/31/2023
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Monday, 04-03-23.
House of Representatives
4/3/2023
Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Nishimoto excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
House of Representatives
4/4/2023
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 550).
Senate
4/4/2023
Senate disagrees with House amendments.
Senate
4/4/2023
Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 557).
House of Representatives
4/18/2023
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 901).
House of Representatives
4/18/2023
Senate Conferees Appointed: Inouye Chair; Shimabukuro, Gabbard Co-Chairs.
Senate
4/21/2023
House Conferees Appointed: Ichiyama, Tarnas Co-Chairs; Morikawa, Poepoe, Souza.
House of Representatives
4/24/2023
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 838).
Senate
4/24/2023
Re-referred to WAL, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 35
House of Representatives
4/24/2023
House Conferees Added: Representative Kitagawa added as Co-Chair.
House of Representatives
4/25/2023
Received notice of change in conferees (Hse. Com. No. 865).
Senate
4/25/2023
Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-26-23 9:30AM; Conference Room 229.
Senate
4/26/2023
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-27-23 9:45AM; Conference Room 229.
Senate
4/27/2023
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-28-23 9:45AM in conference room 229.
House of Representatives
12/11/2023
Carried over to 2024 Regular Session.
3/20/2024
Senate Conferee(s) discharged.
Senate
3/20/2024
Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 340).
House of Representatives
3/22/2024
House Conferee(s) discharged.
House of Representatives
3/25/2024
Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).
Senate
Roll Call Votes
Senate Judiciary: Passed, Unamended
3/2/2023
4
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Hawaiian Affairs: Passed, With Amendments
2/8/2023
5
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Water and Land: Passed, With Amendments
2/8/2023
4
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(3/7/2023)
Chamber
Senate
Sine Die
Sponsors
Democrat: 6
Republican: 2
Primary Sponsor
Lorraine Inouye
Democrat