HB653 • 2026

RELATING TO NON-GENERAL FUNDS.

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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 specific details about ongoing projects or activities funded by these closed funds, nor does it specify exact amounts of money being transferred between funds.

Changes to Non-General Funds

This bill closes or reclassifies certain non-general funds within the Department of Land and Natural Resources based on recommendations from an auditor's report.

What This Bill Does

Closes the Managing Land Fund Trust Fund established in 2007, with any remaining money going to the general fund.
Reclassifies the Donations, Gifts, and Grants from Private and Governmental Entities Trust Account created in 1998 as a trust fund.
Changes the Land and Natural Resources Natural Physical Environment Special Fund started in 2000 into a trust account.
Reclassifies the Land Division - Water Monitoring Services Trust Account established in 1979 as a trust fund.
Closes the Native Resources and Fire Protection Program Trust Fund created in 2012, with any remaining money going to the Endangered Species Trust Fund.

Who It Names or Affects

The Department of Land and Natural Resources
People who manage funds within this department

Terms To Know

Trust Fund: A fund that is set aside for a specific purpose, often managed by the government.
Non-General Funds: Funds that are not part of the general budget and have their own separate accounting.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify what happens to ongoing projects or activities funded by these closed funds.
It is unclear how much money will be transferred from closed funds to other funds.

Bill History

2025-12-08 D
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
2025-02-04 H
The committee(s) on WAL recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.
2025-01-30 H
Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Tuesday, 02-04-25 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-01-21 H
Referred to WAL, FIN, referral sheet 2
2025-01-21 H
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
2025-01-17 H
Pending introduction.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO NON-GENERAL FUNDS.
DLNR; Auditor; Repeal of Fund; Reclassification of Funds; Transfer of Balances
Closes or reclassifies certain non-general funds of the Department of Land and Natural Resources, pursuant to certain recommendations made by the Auditor in Auditor's Report No. 24
08.

Current Bill Text

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HB653

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

653

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating
to non-general funds
.

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

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SECTION 1.
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The purpose of this Act is to close or reclassify
non-general funds of the department of land and natural resources, pursuant to certain
recommendations made by the auditor in auditor's report no. 24-08, and to
transfer any unencumbered balances to the general fund or other fund as
recommended by the auditor.

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SECTION 2.
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The assistance in managing land fund trust
fund, administratively established in 2007, is closed.
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Any unencumbered balance in the managing land
fund trust fund shall lapse to the credit of the general fund.

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SECTION 3.
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The donations, gifts, and grants from private
and governmental entities trust account, administratively established in 1998,
is reclassified as a trust fund.

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SECTION 4.
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The land and natural resources natural
physical environment special fund, administratively established in 2000, is
reclassified as a trust account.

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SECTION 5.
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The land division - water monitoring services
trust account, administratively established in 1979, is reclassified as a trust
fund.

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SECTION 6.
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The native resources and fire protection
program trust fund, administrative established in 2012, is closed.
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Any unencumbered balance in the native
resources and fire protection program trust fund shall lapse to the credit of
the endangered species trust fund established under section 195D-31,
Hawaii Revised Statutes.

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SECTION 7.
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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 8.
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This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2025.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

DLNR;
Auditor; Repeal of Fund; Reclassification of Funds; Transfer of Balances

Description:

Closes or
reclassifies certain non-general funds of the Department of Land and Natural
Resources, pursuant to certain recommendations made by the Auditor in Auditor's
Report No. 24‑08.

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