HB 1088 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO SCHOOL IMPACT FEES.

HB 1088 exempts housing developed by the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) from school impact fees. This applies to new DHHL housing projects, removing a fee typically required to fund school infrastructure. The exemption takes effect on July 1, 3000, directly affecting DHHL developments by eliminating this cost. The bill focuses on modifying fee requirements for DHHL housing without altering other school funding mechanisms.

Issues: ✗ Education ✓ Housing

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

House Passage

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 21, 2025 Last action Dec 8, 2025

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What changed between versions

HB1088 → HB1088_HD1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was updated to reflect its first House of Representatives reading (HD1) and revised the effective date of the school impact fees from immediate approval to July 1, 3000. Additionally, the text was clarified to specify that housing covenants must be 'necessary' rather than just 'any', and a new exemption was added for housing developed by the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on school impact fees, but the applicability timeline was significantly altered by setting a future effective date of July 1, 3000, and a specific exemption was created for Department of Hawaiian Home Lands developments.

TIMELINE

The effective date of the Act was changed from 'upon approval' to 'July 1, 3000', delaying the implementation of the fees indefinitely.

EXEMPTIONS

A new exemption was added to exclude housing developed by the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands from school impact fees.

DEFINITION

The definition of excluded housing was refined to require that covenants or declarations be 'necessary' rather than simply present.

TECHNICAL

Metadata regarding the bill version was updated from HB1088 to HB1088 HD1 to reflect the first House reading.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Mar 20, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on HWN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in HWN were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Richards, Ihara, Keohokalole, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) San Buenaventura ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Mar 18, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on EDU/HWN/HOU has scheduled a public hearing on 03-20-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 11, 2025

Committee

Re-Referred to EDU/HWN/HOU, WAM.

upper

Mar 4, 2025

Committee

Referred to HWN/HOU, WAM.

upper

Mar 4, 2025

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 145).

upper

Feb 28, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Feb 24, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Alcos, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.

lower

Feb 14, 2025

Lower · Passed

Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Matayoshi, Poepoe, Ward excused (4).

lower

Feb 14, 2025

Committee

Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 728), recommending referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 11, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Shimizu; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Hashem.

lower

Feb 3, 2025

Committee

Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 41) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

lower

Jan 28, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, La Chica, Amato, Evslin, Garrett, Kapela, Kila, Olds, Sayama, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

lower

Jan 23, 2025

Committee

Referred to EDN, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 3

lower

Jan 23, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors