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HB2352 • 2026

RELATING TO CESSPOOLS.

RELATING TO CESSPOOLS.

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Sponsor
MURAOKA, ALCOS, GARCIA, KILA, MATSUMOTO, PIERICK, SHIMIZU
Last action
2026-02-02
Official status
Referred to EEP, WAL, FIN, referral sheet 6
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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RELATING TO CESSPOOLS.

RELATING TO CESSPOOLS.

What This Bill Does

  • RELATING TO CESSPOOLS.
  • Cesspools; Upgrade, Conversion, or Connection; Repeal Repeals the mandated upgrade, conversion, or sewer connection of all the cesspools in the State before 2050.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-02-02 H

    Referred to EEP, WAL, FIN, referral sheet 6

  2. 2026-01-28 H

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

  3. 2026-01-27 H

    Pending introduction.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO CESSPOOLS.
Cesspools; Upgrade, Conversion, or Connection; Repeal
Repeals the mandated upgrade, conversion, or sewer connection of all the cesspools in the State before 2050.

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HB2352

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

2352

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating
to cesspools
.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

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SECTION
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Section 342D-72, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
repealed.

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Cesspools;
mandatory upgrade, conversion, or connection.
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(a)
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Before January 1, 2050, every cesspool in the State, excluding cesspools
granted exemptions by the director of health pursuant to subsection (b), shall
be:

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(1)
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Upgraded or
converted to a director-approved wastewater system; or

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(2)
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Connected to a
sewerage system.

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(b)
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The director of health may grant exemptions from the requirements of
subsection (a) to property owners of cesspools that apply for an exemption and
present documentation showing a legitimate reason that makes it infeasible to
upgrade, convert, or connect the cesspools.
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For the purposes of this subsection, a legitimate reason shall include
but not be limited to:

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(1)
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Small lot size;

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(2)
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Steep topography;

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(3)
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Poor soils; or

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(4)
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Accessibility
issues.

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(c)
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As used in this section, "cesspool" means an individual
wastewater system consisting of an excavation in the ground whose depth is
greater than its widest surface dimension, that receives untreated wastewater,
and retains or is designed to retain the organic matter and solids discharged
into it, but permits the liquid to seep through its bottom or sides to gain
access to the underground geographic formation.
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SECTION
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Statutory material to be repealed is
bracketed and stricken.

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SECTION 3.
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This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Cesspools;
Upgrade, Conversion, or Connection; Repeal

Description:

Repeals
the mandated upgrade, conversion, or sewer connection of all the cesspools in
the State before 2050.

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