---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO COMMERCIAL HARBORS."
description: "Establishes a Commercial Harbors Emergency Evacuation Working Group. Requires a report to the Legislature. (CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "HB 1159"
citation: "Hawaii HB 1159 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Commercial Harbors", "Department of Transportation", "Emergencies", "Evacuation Orders", "Report", "Working Group"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["NAKAMURA"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 56
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2025-01-21"
last_action: "2025-06-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/46932232-ced0-468a-b49b-81b31288d235"
source_url: "https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/archives/measure_indiv_Archives.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1159&year=2025"
source_hash: "e1ff92ea576bd144ace5593f9fb8142604d66758612eb6f67322ba12c64f6726"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-hi"]
---

# Hawaii HB 1159 (2025) — RELATING TO COMMERCIAL HARBORS.

Establishes a Commercial Harbors Emergency Evacuation Working Group. Requires a report to the Legislature. (CD1)

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **HB1159** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1159_.HTM)
2. **HB1159_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1159_CD1_.HTM)
3. **HB1159_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1159_HD1_.HTM)
4. **HB1159_HD2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1159_HD2_.HTM)
5. **HB1159_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1159_SD1_.HTM)

## Votes

- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **5–0** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on TCA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. — **25–0** (pass) · upper
- The committee on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **10–0** (pass) · lower
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **7–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- NAKAMURA — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2025-06-25** Act 211, on 06/25/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1313). `became-law`
- **2025-06-25** Act 211, 06/25/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1313). `became-law`
- **2025-05-01** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2025-05-02** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 821). `receipt`
- **2025-05-01** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 888). `receipt`
- **2025-04-30** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka voting no (2) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). `passage`
- **2025-04-30** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none. `passage`
- **2025-04-25** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-25
- **2025-04-25** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 210).
- **2025-04-25** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 04-30-25.
- **2025-04-25** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 210) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2025-04-25** The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Rhoads, Aquino, Inouye, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-25** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Belatti, Poepoe, Grandinetti, Muraoka; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
- **2025-04-25** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 5:15 PM; Conference Room 225.
- **2025-04-25** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-25-25 at 3:30PM in Conference Room 411.
- **2025-04-25** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-25-25 at 2:00PM in Conference Room 411.
- **2025-04-25** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-25-25 at 12:30PM in Conference Room 329.
- **2025-04-25** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-25-25 at 11:30AM in Conference Room 329.
- **2025-04-23** Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-25-25 10:20AM; Conference Room 329.
- **2025-04-23** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 865). `receipt`
- **2025-04-23** Senate Conferees Appointed: Lee, C. Chairs; Rhoads, Aquino Co-Chairs; Inouye, DeCorte.
- **2025-04-21** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 755). `receipt`
- **2025-04-17** House Conferees Appointed: Kila, Belatti, Poepoe, Grandinetti Co-Chairs; Muraoka.
- **2025-04-17** Re-referred to TRN, PBS, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 33 `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-11** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 704). `receipt`
- **2025-04-10** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). `amendment-failure`
- **2025-04-08** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 739) in amended form (SD 1).
- **2025-04-08** Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2025-04-04** One Day Notice 04-08-25.
- **2025-04-04** Reported from JDC/WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1800) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
- **2025-04-01** The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 11 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite, Kidani. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-01** The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-27** The committee(s) on JDC/WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-01-25 10:00AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
- **2025-03-21** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC/WAM. `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2025-03-21** Reported from TCA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1314) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC/WAM.
- **2025-03-18** The committee(s) on TCA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in TCA were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Inouye, Elefante, Kanuha, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-14** The committee(s) on TCA has scheduled a public hearing on 03-18-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.
- **2025-03-06** Referred to TCA, JDC/WAM. `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-06** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2025-03-06** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 340). `introduction, receipt`
- **2025-03-04** Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Alcos, Iwamoto, Matsumoto voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Kong, Muraoka, Shimizu voting no (4) and Representative(s) Pierick, Ward excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2025-02-28** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-04-25.
- **2025-02-28** Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1092) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2025-02-27** The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-25** Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 02-27-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2025-02-12** Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Shimizu voting no (2) and Representative(s) Cochran, Sayama, Ward excused (3).
- **2025-02-12** Reported from PBS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 458), recommending referral to JHA.
- **2025-02-07** The committee on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Lamosao, Morikawa, Poepoe, Woodson, Souza; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Iwamoto, Shimizu; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Hashem, Ichiyama. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-04** Bill scheduled to be heard by PBS on Friday, 02-07-25 9:30AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2025-02-04** Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on PBS with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kong, Ward excused (3). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2025-02-04** Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 112) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to PBS.
- **2025-01-30** The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Grandinetti, Evslin, Kitagawa, Miyake, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, La Chica. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-01-28** Bill scheduled to be heard by TRN on Thursday, 01-30-25 10:00AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2025-01-23** Referred to TRN, PBS, JHA, referral sheet 3 `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-23** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-01-21** Pending introduction.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/46932232-ced0-468a-b49b-81b31288d235`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).