HB 1421 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO FINANCING.

Summary

Establishes and appropriates funds for a cesspool conversion on-bill financing program to be administered by the Hawaii Green Infrastructure Authority to provide low-interest loans to eligible homeowners for the upgrade, conversion, or connection of cesspools. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 23, 2025 Last action Dec 8, 2025

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What changed between versions

HB1421 → HB1421_HD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill was updated from its original version to reflect changes made by the House of Representatives (HD1). The most significant substantive change is the effective date, which was moved from July 1, 2025, to July 1, 3000, effectively deferring the implementation of the cesspool conversion financing program for over 700 years. Minor text edits were made to clarify that the 'director of health' is now referred to as the 'director' and to adjust the formatting of the bill title and metadata.

Scope change

The scope of the bill remains the same regarding the creation of a cesspool conversion financing program, but the timeline for implementation has been drastically extended.

TIMELINE

The effective date of the Act was changed from July 1, 2025, to July 1, 3000, delaying the start of the cesspool conversion loan program.

TECHNICAL

The phrase 'director of health' was shortened to 'director' in several instances to refer to the Director of Health.

Minor formatting changes were made to the bill header, including updating the bill number to 'HB1421 HD1' and adjusting metadata fields.

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Committee

Feb 14, 2025

Committee

Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 662) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Jan 30, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Perruso, Kahaloa, Kusch, Quinlan; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.

lower

Jan 27, 2025

Committee

Referred to EEP, FIN, referral sheet 4

lower

Jan 23, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors