HB 1812 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO HOUSING.

Summary

Establishes a 5-year Hawaii Builds Pilot Program within the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation and designates projects that meet specific requirements as Hawaii Builds Pilot Projects. Authorizes the Corporation to deploy moneys from the Dwelling Unit Revolving Fund for predevelopment activities or as active construction equity. Requires annual reports to the Legislature. Sunsets 6/30/2031. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 22, 2026 Last action Feb 19, 2026

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HB1812 → HB1812_HD1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended to correct a critical typo in the effective date, changing it from the distant future (July 1, 3000) to the intended start date of July 1, 2026. Additionally, the text was refined to clarify that the housing program applies to the 'corporation' rather than just the specific entity name, and minor wording adjustments were made to ensure precise legal definitions for the expedited review team and fund usage.

Scope change

The scope of applicability was slightly clarified by referencing 'the corporation' generally instead of repeating the full entity name in every instance, ensuring the program applies consistently to the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation.

TIMELINE

The effective date was changed from July 1, 3000, to July 1, 2026, to allow the program to begin as originally intended.

DEFINITION

References to the program's governing body were updated to use the term 'the corporation' for consistency and clarity throughout the text.

REQUIREMENT

The composition of the expedited review team was clarified to include the 'chairperson' of the Board of Land and Natural Resources instead of the 'director'.

FISCAL

The description of allowable fund usage was updated to explicitly state that dwelling unit revolving fund moneys used under this Act may be expended for specific activities.

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Committee

Feb 19, 2026

Committee

Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 568-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 11, 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, Cochran, Grandinetti, Kila, Kitagawa, La Chica, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

lower

Jan 26, 2026

Committee

Referred to HSG, FIN, referral sheet 1

lower

Jan 23, 2026

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 22, 2026

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

14 primary · 0 co-sponsors