2025 Regular Session • Hawaii Legislature
SB1582: Relating To The Coconut Tree.
Legislative Summary
Recognizes the coconut palm as a culturally significant plant and sustainable staple food source in the State. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Bill History
1/22/2025
Pending Introduction.
Senate
1/23/2025
Introduced and passed First Reading.
Senate
1/27/2025
Referred to AEN.
Senate
2/13/2025
The committee(s) on AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-19-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.
Senate
2/18/2025
The committee(s) on AEN deleted the measure from the public hearing scheduled on 02-19-25 1:00PM; CR 224 & Videoconference.
Senate
2/18/2025
The committee(s) on AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-26-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.
Senate
2/26/2025
The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in AEN were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Richards, DeCoite, Rhoads, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
Senate
2/28/2025
Reported from AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 810) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
Senate
2/28/2025
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading.
Senate
2/28/2025
One Day Notice 03-04-25.
Senate
3/4/2025
Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
Senate
3/4/2025
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 374).
House of Representatives
3/6/2025
Pass First Reading
House of Representatives
3/6/2025
Referred to AGR, JHA, referral sheet 19
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Friday, 03-14-25 10:00AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
House of Representatives
3/14/2025
The committee(s) on AGR recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 03-19-25.
House of Representatives
3/14/2025
Bill scheduled for decision making on Wednesday, 03-19-25 10:01AM in conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Kahaloa, Kusch, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.
House of Representatives
3/21/2025
Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1465) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
House of Representatives
3/21/2025
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) Cochran, Garrett, Kapela, Kitagawa, Ward excused (5).
House of Representatives
3/25/2025
Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 03-27-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
House of Representatives
3/27/2025
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1757), recommending passage on Third Reading.
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
House of Representatives
4/3/2025
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 449).
Senate
4/3/2025
Senate disagrees with House amendments.
Senate
4/3/2025
Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 481).
House of Representatives
4/21/2025
Senate Conferees Appointed: Gabbard Chair; Richards, Awa.
Senate
4/21/2025
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 851).
House of Representatives
Roll Call Votes
Senate Agriculture and Environment: Passed, Unamended
2/26/2025
5
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(3/4/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sponsors
Republican: 2
Democrat: 2
Primary Sponsor
Brenton Awa
Republican