HB 416 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO HOUSING.

Summary

Exempts certain state-financed housing developments from the requirement to obtain approval from the applicable county council. Authorizes a county planning director to reject certain permit applications due to a lack of infrastructure. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Issues: ✓ Housing

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 16, 2025 Last action Dec 8, 2025

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What changed between versions

HB416 → HB416_HD1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended to clarify that state-financed housing projects must be located within an urban land use district to qualify for exemption from county council approval. It adds a new provision allowing county planning directors to reject permits for these projects if there is a lack of necessary infrastructure. The effective date was set to a distant future date (July 1, 3000), and the bill title was updated to reflect the new infrastructure clause.

Scope change

The bill's scope was narrowed by adding a geographic requirement (urban land use district) for the housing development exemption and introducing a new enforcement mechanism for infrastructure issues.

ELIGIBILITY

Added a requirement that state-financed housing projects must be located within an urban land use district to be exempt from county council approval.

ENFORCEMENT

Authorized county planning directors to reject permit applications within 30 days if the project lacks necessary infrastructure.

TIMELINE

Changed the bill's effective date to July 1, 3000.

SCOPE

Updated the bill title and description to include references to the Housing and Economic Development Fund Corporation (HHFDC) and the new infrastructure provisions.

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Committee

Feb 13, 2025

Committee

Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 585) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

lower

Feb 7, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Miyake, Kitagawa, La Chica, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Grandinetti; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Kila.

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Committee

Referred to HSG, JHA, referral sheet 1

lower

Jan 17, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 16, 2025

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors