HB1926 • 2026

RELATING TO RED HILL.

Budget Water

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Sponsor: ICHIYAMA, AMATO, BELATTI, CHUN, EVSLIN, GARRETT, GEDEON, GRANDINETTI, HARTSFIELD, HASHEM, HUSSEY, IWAMOTO, KAPELA, KUSCH, LEE, M., LOWEN, MARTEN, MATSUMOTO, MIYAKE, MORIKAWA, OLDS, PERRUSO, POEPOE, QUINLAN, SOUZA, TAKAYAMA, TEMPLO, YAMASHITA, Reyes Oda
Last action: 2026-03-30
Official status: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official summary does not provide specific details on when all work will be completed or if reimbursement will be received in full by Hawaii's government.

Red Hill Remediation Special Fund

This bill appropriates funds to study, monitor, and clean up fuel spills from the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility.

What This Bill Does

Appropriates $11,169,513 for studies on remediation of substances released from the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility.
Allocates $4,379,320 for environmental monitoring and testing.
Sets aside $750,000 for research on groundwater modeling and sampling.
Appropriates $3,240,000 for independent testing and verification of water data to be published on a public dashboard.

Who It Names or Affects

The Department of Land and Natural Resources will manage the fund and conduct the work.
People living near Red Hill may benefit from improved environmental monitoring and remediation efforts.

Terms To Know

Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility: A place where large amounts of fuel are stored underground in Hawaii.
groundwater modeling: Using computers to predict how water moves through the ground.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify exact timelines for completing the work.
It is unclear if and when reimbursement will be received from the U.S. Department of Defense.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

HD1

Hawaii published version HD1

Plain English: This amendment allocates funds from the state's general revenues and a special fund to address environmental issues at Red Hill, including studies on remediation, monitoring, groundwater modeling, and independent water data verification.

Allocates money for studying how to clean up substances that have leaked from the Red Hill facility.
Provides funding for ongoing tests and checks of the environment around Red Hill.
Supports research into understanding the unique underground water system at Red Hill better.
Funds independent testing of water data, which will be shared publicly.

The exact amounts of money to be allocated are not specified in the amendment text.
It is unclear why the effective date is set for July 1, 3000, as this seems unusually far into the future.

SD1

Hawaii published version SD1

Plain English: This amendment appropriates funds from the state's general revenues and the Red Hill remediation special fund to conduct studies, monitoring, testing, and research related to environmental hazards at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility.

Appropriates money for studies on cleaning up substances released from the Red Hill facility.
Allocates funds for environmental monitoring and testing of water quality.
Provides funding for researching groundwater modeling and sampling techniques.
Sets aside money for independent verification of water data, which will be made public.

The exact dollar amounts for each allocation are not specified in the amendment text.
It is unclear how much reimbursement the Department of Land and Natural Resources can expect from the United States Department of Defense.

Bill History

2026-03-30 S
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
2026-03-30 S
Reported from WLA/PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3250) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
2026-03-18 S
Re-Referred to WLA/PSM, WAM.
2026-03-16 S
The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in PSM were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Fukunaga, Lee, C., Inouye; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Hashimoto, DeCorte.
2026-03-16 S
The committee(s) on WLA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WLA were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Inouye, Chang; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Lamosao, DeCorte.
2026-03-12 S
The committee(s) on WLA/PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 03-16-26 3:01PM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
2026-03-10 S
Referred to WLA/PSM, WAM/JDC.
2026-03-10 S
Passed First Reading.
2026-03-10 S
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 168).
2026-03-06 H
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Perruso, Quinlan, Sayama excused (3). Transmitted to Senate.
2026-03-06 H
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 971-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.
2026-03-03 H
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
2026-02-27 H
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 03-03-26 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-02-19 H
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
2026-02-19 H
Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 586-26), recommending referral to FIN.
2026-02-17 H
The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Perruso, Chun, Kahaloa, Kusch, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Quinlan.
2026-02-11 H
Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP on Tuesday, 02-17-26 9:30AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-02-06 H
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on EEP with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
2026-02-06 H
Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 52-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to EEP.
2026-02-03 H
The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Morikawa, Belatti, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Poepoe, Woodson, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
2026-01-30 H
Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Tuesday, 02-03-26 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-01-28 H
Referred to WAL, EEP, FIN, referral sheet 3
2026-01-26 H
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
2026-01-23 H
Pending introduction.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO RED HILL.
Red Hill Remediation Special Fund; Remediation; Monitoring and Testing; Groundwater Modeling and Sampling; Water Data Testing and Verification; Appropriation ($)
Appropriates funds for studies on remediation of substances released from the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility; environmental monitoring and testing; research on groundwater modeling and sampling; and independent testing and verification of water data, to be published on a public dashboard. Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to seek reimbursement from the United States Department of Defense. Effective 11/20/2121. (SD1)

Current Bill Text

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HB1926

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

1926

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating
to red hill
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

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SECTION
1.
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The legislature finds that numerous fuel
spills have occurred over the decades at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage
Facility, including the most recent occurrence on November 20, 2021.
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One of the results of the November 2021 fuel
spill was the birth of the Red Hill Water Alliance Initiative (WAI), a working group
that met regularly in 2023 and posed questions, conducted research, listened to
subject-matter experts, and formulated recommended policies regarding how to
address the various, complex environmental and public-health hazards caused by
the various releases of fuel.

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After much
diligent work, the Red Hill WAI issued a public report in November 2023 that
set forth its findings and recommendations.
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Some of the recommendations can only be
addressed by the federal government, while other recommendations can be
undertaken by the State and city and county of Honolulu.
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The legislature further finds that there is
an urgent and crucial need for further research on how to accelerate the
degradation of fuel in the environment to prevent the fuel from reaching potable-water
sources and for a better understanding of the unique hydrology of Red Hill
through groundwater modeling.

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Therefore,
the purpose of this Act is to appropriate funds to the department of land and
natural resources for these purposes.

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SECTION
2.
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There is appropriated out of the
general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $11,169,513 or so much
thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2026-2027 to be deposited into the
Red Hill remediation special fund established pursuant to section 174E-3,
Hawaii Revised Statutes.

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SECTION
3.
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There is appropriated out of the Red
Hill remediation special fund established pursuant to section 174E-3, Hawaii
Revised Statutes, the sum of $11,169,513 or so much thereof as may be necessary
for fiscal year 2026-2027 to be allocated in the following manner:

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(1)
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$2,800,193 for studies on remediation of
substances released from the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility;

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(2)
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$4,379,320 for environmental monitoring and
testing;

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(3)
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$750,000 for research on groundwater modeling
and sampling; and

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(4)
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$3,240,000 for independent testing and
verification of water data, to be published on a public dashboard.

The sum appropriated shall be
expended by the department of land and natural resources for the purposes of
this Act.

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SECTION 4.
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The department of land and natural resources
shall seek reimbursement from the United States Department of Defense for all
of the costs identified in section 3 of this Act.

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SECTION 5.
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This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2026.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Red Hill Remediation
Special Fund; Remediation; Monitoring and Testing; Groundwater Modeling and
Sampling;
Water Data Testing and Verification;
Appropriation

Description:

Appropriates
funds for studies on remediation of substances released from the Red Hill Bulk
Fuel Storage Facility; environmental monitoring and testing; research on
groundwater modeling and sampling; and independent testing and verification of
water data, to be published on a public dashboard.
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Requires the Department of Land and
Natural Resources to seek reimbursement from the United States Department of
Defense.

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