---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO BEACH MANAGEMENT ON THE NORTH SHORE OF OAHU."
description: "Appropriates funds to the University of Hawaiʻi Sea Grant College Program to develop a North Shore Beach Management Plan for the North Shore of Oahu from Sunset Point to the Kapoʻo (Sharks Cove) area. Appropriates funds. (CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2024"
identifier: "HB 2248"
citation: "Hawaii HB 2248 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appropriation ($)", "Beach Management", "North Shore of Oahu", "UH"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["QUINLAN"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 54
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2024-01-22"
last_action: "2024-07-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0ffebac7-1538-472d-a5c2-bbb99f71c3a6"
source_url: "https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/archives/measure_indiv_Archives.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=2248&year=2024"
source_hash: "04325d0f298280e87401e9568a500b1531fcf3f1e2e6e6c8a4f3019e785bc74a"
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 2248 (2024) — RELATING TO BEACH MANAGEMENT ON THE NORTH SHORE OF OAHU.

Appropriates funds to the University of Hawaiʻi Sea Grant College Program to develop a North Shore Beach Management Plan for the North Shore of Oahu from Sunset Point to the Kapoʻo (Sharks Cove) area. Appropriates funds. (CD1)

## Version chain

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

1. **HB2248** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/HB2248_.HTM)
2. **HB2248_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/HB2248_CD1_.HTM)
3. **HB2248_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/HB2248_HD1_.HTM)
4. **HB2248_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/HB2248_SD1_.HTM)

## Votes

- The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **9–0** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on HRE recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **4–0** (pass) · upper
- The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **15–0** (pass) · lower
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **4–0** (pass) · upper
- The committee on HET recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **9–0** (pass) · lower
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **5–0** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **12–0** (pass) · upper
- Reconsider: The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **2–2** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on WTL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **3–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- QUINLAN — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-07-08** Act 226, 07/08/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1327). `became-law`
- **2024-07-08** Act 226, on 07/08/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1327). `became-law`
- **2024-05-02** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2024-05-03** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 830). `receipt`
- **2024-05-01** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 798). `receipt`
- **2024-05-01** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and none excused (0). `passage`
- **2024-05-01** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fevella. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). `passage`
- **2024-04-26** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-24
- **2024-04-26** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 132-24).
- **2024-04-26** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-01-24.
- **2024-04-26** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 132-24) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2024-04-26** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Ichiyama, Todd, Poepoe, Ganaden, M. Mizuno; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Garcia.
- **2024-04-26** The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Inouye, Gabbard, DeCoite; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-25** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-24 3:15PM; Conference Room 229.
- **2024-04-24** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-24 3:15PM; Conference Room 229.
- **2024-04-23** Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-24-24 3:15PM; Conference Room 229.
- **2024-04-22** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 758). `receipt`
- **2024-04-22** Senate Conferees Appointed: Kim Chair; Inouye, Gabbard, DeCoite Co-Chairs; Fevella.
- **2024-04-18** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 760). `receipt`
- **2024-04-17** House Conferees Appointed: Ichiyama, Todd, Poepoe Co-Chairs; Ganaden, M. Mizuno, Garcia.
- **2024-04-12** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 731). `receipt`
- **2024-04-11** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). `amendment-failure`
- **2024-04-09** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 569) in amended form (SD 1).
- **2024-04-12** Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) DeCoite, Fevella, McKelvey, Richards . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2024-04-05** One Day Notice 04-09-24.
- **2024-04-05** Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3758) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
- **2024-04-04** The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, Shimabukuro, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fevella ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-03** The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 04-04-24 10:16AM; CR 211. `deferral`
- **2024-04-01** The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-03-24 10:30AM; CR 211 & Videoconference.
- **2024-03-22** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2024-03-22** Reported from HRE/WTL/AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3306) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
- **2024-03-21** The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in AEN were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Rhoads, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 2 No(es): Senator(s) Richards, DeCoite; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-21** The committee on AEN will reconsider its previous decision on 03-18-24 and will hold a public decision making on 03-21-24 1:00PM; CR 224 & Videoconference.
- **2024-03-21** Public notice requirement waived pursuant to Senate Rule 21.
- **2024-03-18** The recommendation was not adopted.
- **2024-03-18** The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in AEN were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 2 No(es): Senator(s) Richards, DeCoite; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Rhoads. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-18** The committee(s) on WTL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WTL were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Elefante, Chang, McKelvey; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fevella ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-18** The committee(s) on HRE recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HRE were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Kidani, Hashimoto; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fevella ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fukunaga. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-14** The committee(s) on HRE/WTL/AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-18-24 1:30PM; CR 229 & Videoconference.
- **2024-03-07** Referred to HRE/WTL/AEN, WAM. `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-05** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2024-03-05** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 127). `introduction, receipt`
- **2024-03-01** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Quinlan, Woodson excused (3). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2024-03-01** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 848-24), recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2024-02-26** The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Kitagawa, Aiu, Chun, Garrett, Kahaloa, Kila, Kobayashi, Lamosao, Morikawa, Nishimoto, Poepoe, Takenouchi, Alcos, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-23** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Monday, 02-26-24 3:30PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2024-02-16** Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Aiu, Garrett, Perruso, Takayama, Todd excused (5). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2024-02-16** Reported from WAL/HET (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 493-24) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
- **2024-01-31** The committee on HET recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Perruso, Kapela, La Chica, Marten, Martinez, Matayoshi, M. Mizuno, Quinlan, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Todd, Woodson. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-01-31** The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Ichiyama, Poepoe, Chun, Ganaden, Hashem, M. Mizuno, Morikawa, Takayama, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-01-29** Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL/HET on Wednesday, 01-31-24 2:00PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2024-01-26** Referred to WAL/HET, FIN, referral sheet 3 `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-24** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2024-01-22** Pending introduction.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0ffebac7-1538-472d-a5c2-bbb99f71c3a6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).