SB 1412 Hawaii Senate · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO THE HAWAII PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY.

SB 1412 clarifies the authority of the Hawaii Public Housing Authority (HPHA) regarding its management of housing projects. The bill specifically defines and reinforces the HPHA's existing powers related to housing developments, ensuring clear operational guidelines. It directly affects the HPHA, its housing projects, and potentially residents living in those developments by streamlining administrative clarity. The bill does not create new housing programs or funding but aims to prevent confusion about the Authority's responsibilities. (This summary focuses solely on the bill's stated purpose as described in the official abstract.)

Issues: ✓ Housing

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 21, 2025 Last action Feb 12, 2025

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MODERATE

This bill amends the Hawaii Public Housing Authority statutes to clarify definitions, expand development powers, and update financial mechanisms. It adds a clear definition of 'housing' to ensure consistent interpretation, allows the authority to develop mixed-use commercial and industrial properties alongside housing, and introduces new provisions for partnerships with private developers. The bill also updates bond issuance rules and trustee responsibilities to support these expanded activities.

Scope change

The bill expands the Hawaii Public Housing Authority's scope from purely residential housing to include mixed-use commercial and industrial development, and allows for private partnerships in housing projects.

DEFINITION

Added a clear definition of 'housing' or 'housing project' to Section 356D-1 to ensure consistent interpretation across all related statutes.

SCOPE

Added new subsections to Section 356D-11 allowing the authority to develop commercial and industrial properties as part of housing developments and to enter into partnerships with private developers.

FISCAL

Modified Section 356D-21 to expand bond funding sources to include income from designated housing projects regardless of bond financing, and clarified that housing projects count as 'undertakings' under state law.

REQUIREMENT

Added requirements for annual reporting to the legislature on housing projects developed through partnerships and established rules for coordinating land planning with county departments.

ELIGIBILITY

Modified Section 356D-11.2 to clarify restrictions on developing housing projects on vacant ceded lands after January 1, 2022.

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Committee

Feb 12, 2025

Committee

Reported from HOU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 337) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.

upper

Feb 4, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on HOU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HOU were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Chang, Hashimoto, Kanuha, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Aquino.

upper

Jan 31, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on HOU has scheduled a public hearing on 02-04-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 27, 2025

Committee

Referred to HOU, JDC.

upper

Jan 23, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and passed First Reading.

upper

Jan 21, 2025

Introduced

Pending Introduction.

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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors