SB1190 • 2026

RELATING TO THE HAWAII INVASIVE SPECIES COUNCIL.

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Sponsor: GABBARD, MCKELVEY, RHOADS, RICHARDS, SAN BUENAVENTURA
Last action: 2026-02-20
Official status: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
Effective date: Not listed

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RELATING TO THE HAWAII INVASIVE SPECIES COUNCIL.

What This Bill Does

RELATING TO THE HAWAII INVASIVE SPECIES COUNCIL.
Department of Land and Natural Resources; Hawaii Invasive Species Council; Appropriation ($) Appropriates funds to the Hawaii Invasive Species Council to support its initiatives to control and eradicate invasive species in the State.
Effective 7/1/2050.
(SD1)

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Plain English: SB1190 SD1 THE SENATE S.B.

SB1190 SD1 THE SENATE S.B.
NO.
1190 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025 S.D.
1 STATE OF HAWAII A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE HAWAII INVASIVE SPECIES COUNCIL .

Bill History

2026-02-20 S
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
2026-02-20 S
Reported from WLA/AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2618) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
2026-02-11 S
The committee(s) on WLA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WLA were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Inouye, Chang, Lamosao, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
2026-02-11 S
The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in AEN were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Richards, DeCoite, Rhoads, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
2026-02-06 S
The committee(s) on WLA/AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-11-26 1:00PM; CR 224 & Videoconference.
2026-01-21 S
Re-Referred to WLA/AEN, WAM.
2025-12-08 D
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
2025-01-27 S
Referred to WTL/AEN, WAM.
2025-01-21 S
Passed First Reading.
2025-01-17 S
Introduced.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO THE HAWAII INVASIVE SPECIES COUNCIL.
Department of Land and Natural Resources; Hawaii Invasive Species Council; Appropriation ($)
Appropriates funds to the Hawaii Invasive Species Council to support its initiatives to control and eradicate invasive species in the State. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

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SB1190

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

1190

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating
to the hawaii invasive species council
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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 the Hawaii invasive species council was established in
2003 to provide policy level direction, coordination, and planning among
federal agencies, state departments, and international and local initiatives
for the control and eradication of harmful invasive species infestations
throughout the State and to prevent the introduction of other potentially
harmful invasive species.
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However, the
initiatives of the Hawaii invasive species council remain underfunded.

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The legislature further finds that invasive
species are the single greatest threat to Hawaii's economy, natural
environment, food security, and local communities.
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Additional funding for the Hawaii invasive
species council would assist in the establishment of species-specific response
teams on each island and increase the capacity of on-the-ground response efforts
for high-impact pests like little fire ants, coqui frogs, and coconut
rhinoceros beetles that continue to spread throughout the State.
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The legislature also finds that, with
adequate funding, Maui has drastically reduced and nearly eradicated a little
fire ant infestation that encompassed one hundred forty-two acres by utilizing
innovative new control tools and techniques.
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Additional funding for the Hawaii invasive species council would also
support research projects at the university of Hawaii and other research
institutions to continue to develop new tools and technology for invasive
species detection, prevention, and management.
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To align with the special purpose of the
Hawaii invasive species council, a portion of the additional funding should also
be reserved to support rapid response efforts to new pest incursions.

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Accordingly, the purpose of this Act is to
appropriate funds to the Hawaii invasive species council to support its
initiatives to control and eradicate invasive species in the State.

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SECTION 2.
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There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii
the sum of $4,250,000 or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year
2025-2026 and the same sum or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal
year 2026-2027 to the Hawaii invasive species council to support its
initiatives to control and eradicate invasive species in the State.

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The sums

appropriated shall be expended by the department of land and
natural resources for the purposes of this Act.

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SECTION 3.
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This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2025.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Department
of Land and Natural Resources; Hawaii Invasive Species Council; Appropriations

Description:

Appropriates
funds to the Hawaii Invasive Species Council to support its initiatives to
control and eradicate invasive species in the State.

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