SR 45 Hawaii Senate · 2025 Regular Session

URGING THE HAWAII HOUSING FINANCE AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TO DEVELOP A PLAN TO PRODUCE SUFFICIENT HOUSING TO MEET THE STATE'S DEMAND.

This Senate Resolution (SR 45) urges the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation (HHFDC) to create a plan for producing enough housing to meet statewide demand. It highlights Hawaii's severe housing shortage, noting the state builds far fewer units annually (2,902) than needed, with critical gaps in housing for middle- and upper-income households (120%+ of area median income). The resolution requests HHFDC submit its plan to the Legislature by January 2026, emphasizing the need to address housing as a key factor in retaining residents and workers. As a procedural resolution, it does not enact new law but directs agency action.

Issues: ✓ Housing

Sub-Topics: Affordable Housing Housing Finance Property Development

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 7, 2025 Last action Apr 2, 2025

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SR45 → SR45_SD1 · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was reformatted from a traditional legislative document to a structured data format, with substantive policy additions requiring the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to include specific planning elements such as site identification, density strategies, financial sustainability plans, personnel needs, and infrastructure barriers in their housing production plan.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to require more detailed planning elements beyond just developing a housing plan, specifically addressing site identification, density, financial sustainability, personnel capacity, and infrastructure barriers.

REQUIREMENT

Added specific requirements for the housing plan to include site identification with density information, strategies to maximize walkability and density, and the most efficient and sustainable financial plan.

Added requirement for the plan to address personnel and government capacity needs for housing production.

Added requirement for the plan to address barriers to housing supply, including land availability, infrastructure, and financing models.

TECHNICAL

Changed document format from traditional legislative text to structured data format with metadata fields.

Removed original document formatting including page headers, footers, and document metadata.

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This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.

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Committee

Apr 2, 2025

Upper · Passed

Report and Resolution Adopted, as amended (SD 1).

upper

Apr 1, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported from HOU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1454) with recommendation of adoption, as amended (SD 1).

upper

Mar 18, 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, Aquino, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Kanuha.

upper

Mar 12, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on HOU has scheduled a public hearing on 03-18-25 1:10PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 11, 2025

Committee

Referred to HOU.

upper

Mar 7, 2025

Introduced

Offered.