HB 742 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT.

Summary

Requires the Hawaii Community Development Authority to prepare environmental impact statements for the Iwilei/Kapalama and University of Hawaii West Oahu transit-oriented development infrastructure improvement districts on the island of Oahu. 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 17, 2025 Last action Dec 8, 2025

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HB742 → HB742_HD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to update internal tracking numbers and dates while making significant substantive changes to the effective date and legal definitions. Most notably, the law's effective date was changed from immediate approval to July 1, 3000, and the definition of a 'transit-oriented development infrastructure improvement district' was expanded to include the term 'district' as defined in another statute.

Scope change

The bill's applicability was delayed significantly by changing the effective date to July 1, 3000, and the scope of the defined term was broadened by incorporating an external definition.

TIMELINE

The effective date of the Act was changed from 'upon approval' to 'July 1, 3000', delaying the implementation of the bill's requirements by decades.

DEFINITION

The definition of 'transit-oriented development infrastructure improvement district' was updated to explicitly include the term 'district' as defined in section 206E-242 of the Hawaii Revised Statutes.

TECHNICAL

Internal administrative metadata, including bill version numbers, page counts, and document timestamps, were updated to reflect the House Draft 1 revision.

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Committee

Feb 4, 2025

Committee

Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 95) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to WAL.

lower

Jan 28, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Perruso, Kahaloa, Kusch, Quinlan; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Committee

Referred to EEP, WAL, FIN, referral sheet 2

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 17, 2025

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors