HB 157 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.

Summary

Requires the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to transfer the public roads of the Villages of Kapolei to the City and County of Honolulu by 1/1/2026. Authorizes county police officers to enforce the statewide traffic code on all public streets, roadways, and highways within the State. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Issues: ✓ Transportation

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 14, 2025 Last action Dec 8, 2025

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What changed between versions

HB157 → HB157_HD1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was updated to reflect its first House of Representatives reading (HD1) and includes a significant change to the effective date, moving from immediate approval to July 1, 3000. The core policy regarding county police authority to enforce traffic laws remains largely the same, though the language was slightly tightened to specify 'county police officers' and remove the word 'be able to'.

Scope change

The scope of the bill's authority remains focused on empowering county police officers to enforce statewide traffic codes on public streets, roadways, and highways within the State of Hawaii.

TIMELINE

The effective date of the Act was changed from 'upon approval' to 'July 1, 3000', effectively deferring the law's implementation indefinitely.

ENFORCEMENT

The enforcement clause was revised to explicitly state that 'Each county police officer may enforce' the code, removing the phrase 'be able to' and clarifying the subject as 'county police officer'.

TECHNICAL

The bill title was updated to include 'HD1', indicating it has been read for the first time in the House of Representatives.

Minor formatting adjustments were made to the section headers and the summary description of the bill's purpose.

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Committee

Feb 4, 2025

Committee

Reported from HSG/TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 142) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

lower

Jan 30, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Grandinetti, Evslin, Kitagawa, Miyake, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, La Chica.

lower

Jan 30, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Miyake, Grandinetti, Kila, Kitagawa, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, La Chica.

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Committee

Referred to HSG/TRN, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 1

lower

Jan 16, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 14, 2025

Introduced

Prefiled.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors