Hawaii legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii HCR19: Designating the Month of March 2026 as march4water Month in Hawaii.
Status: Passed both chambers, April 23, 2026
What the bill says
From the engrossed text:
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ~ IN THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026 H.D. STATE OF HAWAII HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION DESIGNATING THE MONTH OF MARCH AS MARCH4WATER MONTH IN HAWAII. WHEREAS, water is an essential resource for sustaining life, promoting public health, and ensuring economic prosperity in Hawaii; and WHEREAS, aging infrastructure for drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater faces a national funding and upgrade gap of over $1,200,000,000,000 in the coming two decades, necessitating sustained investment to protect municipalities from environmental stresses; and WHEREAS, an estimated 2,200,000 Americans lack access to running water, indoor plumbing, or wastewater service, and as many as 12,100,000 to 19,200,000 households in the United States currently lack affordable access to water services, imposing a substantial burden on low--income families; and WHEREAS, Hawaii employs approximately two thousand six hundred plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters, representing a vital segment of the State's skilled workforce dedicated to maintaining the infrastructure necessary for clean water and sanitation; and WHEREAS, the month of March provides a unique opportunity to align local efforts with global movements, such as World Plumbing Day on March 11 and World Water Day on March 22, to highlight the sustainable management of freshwater resources worldwide; and WHEREAS, the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials the global authority responsible for the - Uniform Plumbing Code, which serves as the basis for safe …
Sponsors
- Mark Hashem (D, 19) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Resolution adopted in final form.
- : Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 726).
- : Report and Resolution Adopted. Transmitted to House.
- : One Day Notice 04-23-26.
- : Reported from WLA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3879) with recommendation of adoption.
- : The committee(s) on WLA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WLA were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Lamosao, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Inouye, Chang.
- : The committee(s) on WLA has scheduled a public hearing on 04-17-26 1:15PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.
- : Referred to WLA.
- : Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 537).
- : Transmitted to Senate.
Votes
- WLA: recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED (April 17, 2026): 3 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Adopted with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1) (April 9, 2026): 50 yea, 0 nay, passed
- WAL: recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED (April 7, 2026): 8 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on WAL as amended in HD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Nakamura, Perruso excused (2) (March 31, 2026): 49 yea, 0 nay, passed
- CAA: recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS (March 25, 2026): 5 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Counties
Common questions
- What is HCR19?
- HCR19 is a bill in the Hawaii Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Designating the Month of March 2026 as march4water Month in Hawaii.
- What is the status of HCR19?
- Passed both chambers as of April 23, 2026. Latest action: Resolution adopted in final form. (April 23, 2026).
- Who sponsored HCR19?
- Mark Hashem (D, 19).
- Where is the official record for HCR19?
- On the Hawaii Legislature website: https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HCR&billnumber=19&year=2026
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