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SB1082 • 2026

RELATING TO THE STATE SHRIMP.

RELATING TO THE STATE SHRIMP.

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Sponsor
INOUYE
Last action
2026-01-21
Official status
Re-Referred to WLA/AEN.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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RELATING TO THE STATE SHRIMP.

RELATING TO THE STATE SHRIMP.

What This Bill Does

  • RELATING TO THE STATE SHRIMP.
  • Wai ʻŌpae; ʻŌpae ʻUla; Anchialine Pool Ecosystems; Conservation; State Shrimp Establishes the ‘ōpae ‘ula as the state shrimp to protect anchialine pool ecosystems throughout Hawaii.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-01-21 S

    Re-Referred to WLA/AEN.

  2. 2025-12-08 D

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

  3. 2025-01-23 S

    Referred to TCA/AEN.

  4. 2025-01-21 S

    Passed First Reading.

  5. 2025-01-17 S

    Introduced.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO THE STATE SHRIMP.
Wai ʻŌpae; ʻŌpae ʻUla; Anchialine Pool Ecosystems; Conservation; State Shrimp
Establishes the ‘ōpae ‘ula as the state shrimp to protect anchialine pool ecosystems throughout Hawaii.

Current Bill Text

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SB1082

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

1082

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating
to the state shrimp
.

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 anchialine pools, also known as wai
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ōpae,
are considered wahi pana, or culturally sacred, special ecosystems in
Hawaii.
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Of the seven hundred recorded
anchialine pools in Hawaii, over six hundred fifty pools are located in the
county of Hawaii, mostly in the districts of north and south Kona and Ka
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ū.

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The
ʻ
ōpae

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ula
is a species of shrimp
endemic to Hawaii's anchialine pools.
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The population of
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ōpae

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ula is an important indicator of the
health of an
anchialine pool
.
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In
healthy anchialine pools, the population of
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ōpae

�
ula is abundant.

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The legislature further finds that the
designation of the
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ōpae

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ula as the state shrimp will raise
awareness of the
�
ōpae

�
ula and support efforts to protect
anchialine pool ecosystems throughout the State as a natural resource.
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In designating the
�
ōpae

�
ula as the state shrimp, the
legislature does not intend to prevent or impact the traditional and ongoing
practice of harvesting
�
ōpae
to be used in
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ōpelu
fishing.

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Accordingly,
the purpose of this Act is to establish
ʻ
ōpae

�
ula as the state shrimp.

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SECTION 2.
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Chapter 5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section
to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

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State
shrimp.
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The

ʻ
ōpae

ʻ
ula
(Halocaridina rubra), also known as the red shrimp, is established and
designated as the official shrimp of the State.
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SECTION 3.
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New statutory material is underscored.

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SECTION 4.
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This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

_____________________________

Report Title:

Wai
ʻ
Ōpae;
ʻ
Ōpae
ʻ
Ula; Anchialine Pool Ecosystems;
Conservation; State Shrimp

Description:

Establishes
the
�
ōpae
�
ula as the state shrimp to protect anchialine pool ecosystems
throughout Hawaii.

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