Bill > SB1109

This bill modifies the environmental review process in Hawaii by replacing the term "finding of no significant impact" with a new term "finding of completion of environmental disclosure process", which means a determination that a final environmental assessment meets technical standards for completeness and does not require an environmental impact statement. The bill updates multiple sections of Hawaii Revised Statutes to reflect this change, including requirements for draft environmental assessments, public review periods, and agency responsibilities. Specifically, the bill maintains the existing 30-day public review period for draft environmental assessments and the requirement that agencies respond to public comments, but updates the language to reference the new term. The bill also preserves the existing process where agencies determine whether a proposed action may have a significant environmental effect, and requires filing and publishing notices of determinations. The changes appear to be primarily technical in nature, standardizing terminology around environmental review without substantially altering the underlying review process. The bill will take effect upon approval.

Agriculture and Natural Resources, Justice

https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=1109&year=2026