HB 502 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO LAND USE.

Summary

Temporarily allows each county, by resolution of its county council, to petition for the redistricting of land from an agricultural district to a rural district through the Land Use Commission's declaratory ruling process. Effective 7/1/3000. Sunsets 6/30/2029. (HD1)

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 17, 2025 Last action Dec 8, 2025

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What changed between versions

HB502 → HB502_HD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to update its effective date from July 1, 2026, to July 1, 3000, while keeping the repeal date at June 30, 2029. Additionally, the bill was renumbered from HB502 to HB502 HD1, and the title was slightly adjusted to remove the word 'LAND' before 'USE'.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on allowing counties to petition for redistricting agricultural land to rural districts, but the timeline for implementation has been drastically altered.

TIMELINE

The effective date was changed from July 1, 2026, to July 1, 3000, meaning the law will not take effect until the year 3000.

TECHNICAL

The bill number was updated from HB502 to HB502 HD1, indicating a House District 1 amendment.

The title was modified to read 'RELATING TO LAND USE' instead of 'RELATING TO LAND USE'.

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Committee

Feb 10, 2025

Committee

Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 303) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

lower

Jan 30, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Lamosao, Belatti, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Morikawa, Poepoe, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Woodson.

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Committee

Referred to WAL, JHA, referral sheet 2

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 17, 2025

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

3 primary · 0 co-sponsors