SR 104 Hawaii Senate · 2025 Regular Session

ESTABLISHING THE TASK FORCE FOR SPEED (SIMPLIFYING PERMITTING FOR ENHANCED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT) TO IDENTIFY ACTIONS NEEDED TO EXPEDITE, FACILITATE, AND COORDINATE STATE AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL PERMIT PROCESSES.

SR 104 establishes a temporary task force called "SPEED" (Simplifying Permitting for Enhanced Economic Development) to study and recommend ways to speed up state and local permitting for housing, commercial, and industrial projects in Hawaii. The task force will include representatives from 13 state agencies (like the Department of Business, Planning, and Housing) and 5 county planning departments, with a deadline to submit recommendations by late 2025. This resolution does not change existing laws but creates a working group to identify coordination improvements in permitting processes. The task force will operate from 2025 through 2027.

Issues: ✓ Housing

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 7, 2025 Last action Apr 1, 2025

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SR104 → SR104_SD1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was reformatted from a traditional legislative document into a structured digital template with metadata fields, while the substantive policy content regarding the Task Force for SPEED remained largely unchanged. The main differences are formatting improvements and minor text corrections that enhance readability and digital compatibility.

TECHNICAL

Replaced traditional legislative formatting with a structured digital template including metadata fields for tracking, versioning, and processing.

Updated the Wastewater Branch reference from Department of Health to Environmental Management Division of the Department of Health for organizational accuracy.

Corrected the chairperson title from 'Chair' to 'chairperson' for consistency throughout the document.

Added metadata fields including timestamps, document identifiers, and template revision numbers for digital tracking purposes.

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This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

Apr 1, 2025

Upper · Passed

Report and Resolution Adopted as amended (SD1). Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Awa).

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Mar 31, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported from EIG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1416) with recommendation of adoption, as amended (SD 1).

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Mar 20, 2025

Upper · Passed

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

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Mar 17, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on EIG has scheduled a public hearing on 03-20-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

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Mar 12, 2025

Committee

Referred to EIG.

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Mar 7, 2025

Introduced

Offered.

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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors