I will always fight to protect Hawaiʻi and defend our right to decide what happens to our lands
Fight to protect Hawaii's lands and preserve Hawaii's authority over decisions about those lands.
Occurrences
Evidence
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Tokuda said the House-passed FY2027 NDAA kept military condemnation authority out and left Hawaii land decisions in Hawaii hands.
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The Clerk records H.R. 8800 passed the House on July 22, 2026, 216-212; Tokuda, D-HI, voted Nay.
Assessments
Tokuda materially advanced the promised land-authority goal during her current House term by working through the FY2027 NDAA process to keep military condemnation authority for Hawaii lands out of the House version. That is meaningful progress toward protecting Hawaii's lands and preserving state/local authority, but the measure had only passed the House and was still pending Senate/final enactment, so the promised outcome was not fully delivered as federal law.