HB 1719 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO HOUSING.

Summary

Establishes that manufactured homes are a permitted use by right on residentially zoned lots within the urban district. Limits the use of residential building design elements to deny or discourage otherwise code-compliant manufactured homes. Prohibits homeowners' associations and similar private governing bodies from enforcing covenants that actively or effectively prohibit otherwise lawful manufactured housing. Prohibits counties from requiring manufactured homes that comply with federal manufactured housing standards to also comply with the Hawaii State Building Code or a county building code. Specifies that a manufactured home is considered real property, requiring its transfer, conveyance, and mortgage to follow the same recording and enforcement requirements as other real property. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Issues: ✓ Housing

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 20, 2026 Last action Feb 11, 2026

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HB1719 → HB1719_HD1 · 5 edits

MODERATE

This bill updates the legislative metadata to reflect House District 1 amendments and clarifies that manufactured homes are treated as real property for financing and transfer purposes. It strengthens protections against local zoning restrictions by explicitly preempting county ordinances that impose duplicative building codes on federally compliant manufactured homes. Additionally, the bill expands restrictions on private covenants to prevent associations from banning manufactured homes based on design elements.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on manufactured housing, but its applicability is strengthened by clarifying that counties cannot enforce state or local building codes on the homes themselves if they meet federal standards, and by explicitly limiting private covenants from restricting manufactured home placement.

TIMELINE

The effective date was changed from immediate approval to July 1, 3000, indicating a placeholder or future effective date.

REQUIREMENT

Clarified that counties cannot require manufactured homes complying with federal standards to also meet state or local building codes for construction and safety, though they can still regulate foundations and utilities.

Expanded restrictions on private covenants to explicitly prohibit associations from enforcing rules that ban manufactured homes based on residential building design elements.

DEFINITION

Updated references to association definitions in sections 421J-1 to 421J-2 to align with current statutory numbering.

TECHNICAL

Corrected capitalization in the summary section to capitalize 'Hawaii State Building Code' and updated the report title to include 'Urban District'.

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Committee

Feb 11, 2026

Committee

Reported from HSG/WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 177-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.

lower

Feb 6, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Morikawa, Belatti, Poepoe, Souza; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Iwamoto, Shimizu; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Ichiyama, Woodson.

lower

Feb 6, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Miyake, Grandinetti, Kila, Kitagawa, La Chica, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Cochran; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

lower

Jan 26, 2026

Committee

Referred to HSG/WAL, CPC, JHA, referral sheet 1

lower

Jan 21, 2026

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 20, 2026

Introduced

Prefiled.

lower

16 primary · 0 co-sponsors