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---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO WATER POLLUTION CONTROL."
description: "Revises chapter 342D, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to add definitions that are consistent with federal Clean Water Act regulations. Clarifies the Director of Health's role as a certifying agency, including enforcement of water quality certifications, and increases certain statutory civil penalties. (CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2023 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 1079"
citation: "Hawaii HB 1079 (2023 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["State Waters", "Water Pollution Control", "Water Quality Certifications"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["SAIKI"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 49
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2023-01-23"
last_action: "2023-07-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6ba2b8a2-ae46-40e0-954c-f96b8203d3a0"
source_url: "https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1079&year=2023"
source_hash: "715de3fccdda6b4f50c78b06a2b49a839220d73ebe1fb12802b85309f9f91f7b"
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 1079 (2023 Regular Session) — RELATING TO WATER POLLUTION CONTROL.
Revises chapter 342D, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to add definitions that are consistent with federal Clean Water Act regulations. Clarifies the Director of Health's role as a certifying agency, including enforcement of water quality certifications, and increases certain statutory civil penalties. (CD1)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB1079** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2023/bills/HB1079_.HTM)
2. **HB1079_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2023/bills/HB1079_CD1_.HTM)
3. **HB1079_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2023/bills/HB1079_HD1_.HTM)
4. **HB1079_HD2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2023/bills/HB1079_HD2_.HTM)
5. **HB1079_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2023/bills/HB1079_SD1_.HTM)
6. **HB1079_SD2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2023/bills/HB1079_SD2_.HTM)
## Votes
- The committee(s) on WTL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **5–0** (pass) · lower
- The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **15–0** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **4–0** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **11–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- SAIKI — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-07-06** Act 233, 07/06/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1336). `became-law`
- **2023-07-06** Act 233, on 07/06/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1336). `became-law`
- **2023-05-03** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2023-05-04** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 900). `receipt`
- **2023-05-02** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 993). `receipt`
- **2023-05-02** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). `passage`
- **2023-05-02** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none. `passage`
- **2023-04-28** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-02-23.
- **2023-04-28** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 124).
- **2023-04-28** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday 05-02-23.
- **2023-04-28** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 124) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2023-04-28** 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) Inouye, Gabbard, Moriwaki, Elefante; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-28** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Ichiyama, Lowen, Kitagawa, Evslin, Poepoe, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
- **2023-04-27** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-23 11:25AM; Conference Room 229.
- **2023-04-26** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-27-23 9:45AM; Conference Room 229.
- **2023-04-25** Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-26-23 9:30AM; Conference Room 229.
- **2023-04-24** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 839). `receipt`
- **2023-04-21** House Conferees Appointed: Ichiyama, Lowen, Kitagawa Co-Chairs; Evslin, Poepoe, Souza.
- **2023-04-20** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 914). `receipt`
- **2023-04-20** Senate Conferees Appointed: Inouye Chair; Gabbard, Moriwaki Co-Chairs; Elefante.
- **2023-04-14** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 800). `receipt`
- **2023-04-13** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). `amendment-failure`
- **2023-04-11** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 832) in amended form (SD 2).
- **2023-04-11** Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Keohokalole). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2023-04-06** 48 Hrs. Notice 04-11-23.
- **2023-04-06** Reported from JDC/WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1813) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
- **2023-04-04** The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 11 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, Aquino, DeCoite, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Moriwaki, Shimabukuro. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-04** The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Elefante, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-31** The committee(s) on JDC/WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-04-23 10:00AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
- **2023-03-21** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC/WAM. `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-21** Reported from WTL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1219) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC/WAM.
- **2023-03-15** 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, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-10** The committee(s) on WTL has scheduled a public hearing on 03-15-23 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
- **2023-03-10** Referred to WTL, JDC/WAM. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-09** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2023-03-09** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 392). `introduction, receipt`
- **2023-03-07** Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2023-03-03** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-07-23.
- **2023-03-03** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1204) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2023-02-28** The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Kitagawa, Aiu, Chun, Cochran, Garrett, Kahaloa, Kobayashi, Lamosao, Morikawa, Nishimoto, Poepoe, Takenouchi, Alcos, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Kila. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-25** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 02-28-23 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2023-02-16** Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Todd excused (1). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2023-02-16** Reported from WAL/EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 496) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
- **2023-02-09** The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Cochran, Kahaloa, Perruso, Woodson; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Gates, Ward. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-09** The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Ichiyama, Poepoe, Chun, Ganaden, Hashem, Morikawa, Takayama, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-01-31** Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL/EEP on Thursday, 02-09-23 8:30AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2023-01-30** Referred to WAL/EEP, FIN, referral sheet 3 `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-25** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-01-23** Pending introduction.
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6ba2b8a2-ae46-40e0-954c-f96b8203d3a0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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