HB317 • 2026

RELATING TO THE STATE PARKS SPECIAL FUND.

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Sponsor: HASHEM
Last action: 2025-12-08
Official status: Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details on which specific environmental protection programs will receive funding or the amount of money allocated for these purposes.

Using Park Money for Environmental Protection

This bill allows the Department of Land and Natural Resources to use money from the State Parks Special Fund for environmental protection programs.

What This Bill Does

Allows the Department of Land and Natural Resources to spend money from the State Parks Special Fund on programs aimed at environmental protection.

Who It Names or Affects

The Department of Land and Natural Resources
State parks in Hawaii

Terms To Know

Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR): A government agency that manages natural resources and state parks.
State Parks Special Fund: Money set aside for the maintenance, development, and operation of state parks in Hawaii.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify how much money will be allocated to environmental protection programs.
It is unclear which specific environmental protection programs will receive funding from the State Parks Special Fund.

Bill History

2025-12-08 D
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
2025-01-21 H
Referred to WAL, EEP, FIN, referral sheet 1
2025-01-17 H
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
2025-01-16 H
Pending introduction.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO THE STATE PARKS SPECIAL FUND.
DLNR; State Parks Special Fund; Division of State Parks; Environmental Protection
Allows the Department of Land and Natural Resources to expend the moneys from the State Parks Special Fund for programs aimed at environmental protection.

Current Bill Text

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HB317

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

317

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING
TO THE STATE PARKS SPECIAL FUND
.

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

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SECTION 1.
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Section
184-3.4, Hawaii
Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (
b)
to read as follows:

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"(b)
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The department shall expend the moneys from the state parks special fund
for the following purposes:

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(1)
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Permanent
and temporary staff positions;

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(2)
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Planning
and development of state parks programs, including the aina hoomalu state parks
program;

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(3)
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Construction,
repairs, replacement, additions, and extensions of state parks facilities;

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(4)
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Operation
and maintenance costs of state parks and state parks programs; [
and
]

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(5)
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Any
departmental program aimed at environmental protection; and

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[
(5)
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(6)
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Administrative costs of the division of state
parks."

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SECTION 2.
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Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.
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New statutory material is underscored.

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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:

DLNR;
State Parks Special Fund; Division of State Parks; Environmental Protection

Description:

Allows the
Department of Land and Natural Resources to expend the moneys from the State Parks
Special Fund for programs aimed at environmental protection.

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