HB2426 • 2026

RELATING TO STATE PARKS.

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Sponsor: KUSCH, HASHEM, ILAGAN, KAHALOA, KAPELA, KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY, MORIKAWA, WOODSON
Last action: 2026-03-30
Official status: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM/JDC.
Effective date: Not listed

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RELATING TO STATE PARKS.

What This Bill Does

RELATING TO STATE PARKS.
Wailuku River State Park; Expansion; Eminent Domain; Appropriation ($) Authorizes and appropriates funds for the expansion of Wailuku River State Park.
Authorizes the Department of Land and Natural Resources to exercise the power of eminent domain for the expansion of Wailuku River State Park.
Effective 6/30/2864.

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HD1

Hawaii published version HD1

Plain English: HB2426 HD1 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B.

HB2426 HD1 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B.
NO.
2426 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026 H.D.
1 STATE OF HAWAII A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO STATE PARKS .

SD1

Hawaii published version SD1

Plain English: HB2426 SD1 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B.

HB2426 SD1 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B.
NO.
2426 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026 H.D.
1 STATE OF HAWAII S.D.

Bill History

2026-03-30 S
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM/JDC.
2026-03-30 S
Reported from WLA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3256) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM/JDC.
2026-03-18 S
The committee(s) on WLA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WLA were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Inouye, Lamosao, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Chang.
2026-03-16 S
The committee(s) on WLA deferred the measure until 03-18-26 1:05PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.
2026-03-12 S
The committee(s) on WLA has scheduled a public hearing on 03-16-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.
2026-03-10 S
Referred to WLA, WAM/JDC.
2026-03-06 S
Passed First Reading.
2026-03-06 S
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 106).
2026-03-05 H
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
2026-03-05 H
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 888-26), 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.
2026-02-18 H
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
2026-02-18 H
Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 461-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
2026-02-12 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; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
2026-02-10 H
Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Thursday, 02-12-26 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-02-02 H
Referred to WAL, FIN, referral sheet 6
2026-01-28 H
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
2026-01-27 H
Pending introduction.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO STATE PARKS.
Wailuku River State Park; Expansion; Eminent Domain; Appropriation ($)
Authorizes and appropriates funds for the expansion of Wailuku River State Park. Authorizes the Department of Land and Natural Resources to exercise the power of eminent domain for the expansion of Wailuku River State Park. Effective 6/30/2864. (SD1)

Current Bill Text

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HB2426

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

2426

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING
TO STATE PARKS
.

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

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SECTION
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The legislature finds that the
Wailuku river state park is an important natural, cultural, and recreational
resource that provides public access to open space and opportunities to
experience the natural environment.
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Access
to parks and natural areas supports mental and physical health by reducing
stress, improving emotional well-being, and encouraging walking, bicycling, and
other outdoor activities that promote lifelong wellness.

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The
legislature further finds that public parks serve as essential community
gathering places that foster social interaction, cultural connection, and
shared stewardship of the land.
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The
expansion of Wailuku river state park will not only enhance its role as a
natural, cultural, and recreational resource and opportunity for the public to
access open space and the natural environment, but also support the creation of
a vehicle-free safe route to school, improving student safety and independence
while reducing traffic congestion, allowing parents to get to work on time, and
relieving family stresses.

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The
legislature concludes that establishing and funding the expansion of Wailuku river
state park will promote mental health, physical well-being, safe mobility, and
community connection, while enhancing equitable access to this public resource
for present and future generations.

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The
purpose of this Act is to authorize and appropriate funds for the expansion of
Wailuku River State Park.

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SECTION
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The department of land and natural
resources may acquire the fee simple interest in the following parcels for the
expansion of Wailuku river state park:

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(1)
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TMK (3) 2-5-008-003;

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(2)
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TMK (3) 2-5-008-025;

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(3)
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TMK (3) 2-5-008-026; and

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(4)
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TMK (3) 2-5-008-027.

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SECTION 3.
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The following sums or so much thereof as may
be necessary for fiscal year 2026-2027 are appropriated or authorized, as the
case may be, from moneys in the treasury received from general obligation bond
funds and federal grants to finance the capital improvement project listed
below.
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The letter symbols used after the
specific project appropriations indicate the source of financing and have the
following meaning:
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(C) general
obligation bond fund and (N)
federal funds.

LNR806 � PARKS ADMINISTRATION AND OPERATION

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WAILUKU
RIVER STATE PARK EXPANSION, HAWAII

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LAND
FOR THE EXPANSION OF WAILUKU RIVER STATE PARK.

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TOTAL
FUNDING
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LNR

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$ 3,500,000C

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SECTION 4.
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The sums appropriated shall be expended, and the bonds authorized shall
be issued, by the department of land and natural resources for the purposes of
this Act.

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SECTION 5.
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The appropriation made for the capital
improvement project authorized by this Act shall not lapse at the end of the
fiscal biennium for which the appropriation is made; provided that all moneys
from the appropriation unencumbered as of June 30, 2028, shall lapse as of that
date.

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SECTION 6.
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This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2026.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Wailuku
River State Park; Expansion; Appropriation

Description:

Authorizes
and appropriates funds for the expansion of Wailuku River State Park.

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