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SB244 • 2026

RELATING TO PARROTFISH.

RELATING TO PARROTFISH.

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Sponsor
GABBARD
Last action
2026-01-21
Official status
Re-Referred to WLA, CPN/JDC.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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RELATING TO PARROTFISH.

RELATING TO PARROTFISH.

What This Bill Does

  • RELATING TO PARROTFISH.
  • Conservation and Resources; Parrotfish; Spearing; Prohibitions Amends conservation and resources law to prohibit: (1) Commercial sales of parrotfish that have been caught by spearing; and (2) The spearing of parrotfish in state waters after sunset or before sunrise.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-01-21 S

    Re-Referred to WLA, CPN/JDC.

  2. 2025-12-08 D

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

  3. 2025-02-05 S

    The committee on WTL deferred the measure.

  4. 2025-01-31 S

    The committee(s) on WTL has scheduled a public hearing on 02-05-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  5. 2025-01-17 S

    Referred to WTL, CPN/JDC.

  6. 2025-01-15 S

    Introduced and passed First Reading.

  7. 2025-01-13 S

    Pending Introduction.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO PARROTFISH.
Conservation and Resources; Parrotfish; Spearing; Prohibitions
Amends conservation and resources law to prohibit: (1) Commercial sales of parrotfish that have been caught by spearing; and (2) The spearing of parrotfish in state waters after sunset or before sunrise.

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SB244

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

244

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

Relating
to Parrotfish
.

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

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SECTION 1.
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Chapter 188, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
amended by adding a new section to part II to be appropriately designated and
to read as follows:

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Parrotfish; prohibitions.
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(a)
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No person shall make any
commercial sale of any parrotfish that has been caught by spearing.

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(b)
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No person shall intentionally
or knowingly spear any parrotfish in state waters after sunset or before
sunrise.
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SECTION 2.
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This Act does not affect rights and duties that matured, penalties that
were incurred, and proceedings that were begun before its effective date.

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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 on July 1, 2025.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Conservation
and Resources; Parrotfish; Spearing; Prohibitions

Description:

Amends
conservation and resources law to prohibit:
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(1)
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Commercial sales of parrotfish that have been
caught by spearing; and (2) The spearing of parrotfish in state waters after
sunset or before sunrise.

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