HCR 119 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO ESTABLISH AN INDIRECT TRAFFIC DISRUPTION GRANT PROGRAM.

This bill requests the Department of Transportation to create a grant program that provides financial assistance to property owners and small businesses affected by unplanned road closures, detours, or utility disruptions caused by state or county roadwork. The program would offer grants to those who can demonstrate verifiable losses in property access or business revenue due to these disruptions, with eligibility based on factors such as the duration and severity of the roadwork and the economic impact on the applicant. The Department of Transportation is asked to develop application criteria, collaborate with counties on joint roadwork projects, and submit a progress report to the Legislature by the start of the 2027 session detailing the number of applications, grants awarded, and process timelines.

Issues: ✓ Transportation

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2026

Committee Review

Apr 2026

House Passage

Apr 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 16, 2026 Last action Apr 2, 2026

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What changed between versions

HCR119 → HCR119_HD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was updated to reflect its passage in the House of Representatives (HD1), changing the title and author details. The core policy request for a traffic disruption grant program remains the same, but the language was slightly tightened to specify 'government-facilitated' roadwork. Additionally, the list of officials receiving certified copies of the resolution was reordered to list the County of Maui last, rather than third.

Scope change

The scope of the bill's applicability remains unchanged; it still requests the Department of Transportation to establish an indirect traffic disruption grant program for property owners and small businesses affected by roadwork.

TECHNICAL

The bill title and author information were updated to reflect House of Representatives approval (HD1) and new staff details.

DEFINITION

The term 'government-facilitated' was added to clarify that the grant program applies to roadwork facilitated by the government, rather than just any roadwork.

REQUIREMENT

The order of the counties listed as recipients of the certified resolution was changed, moving Maui to the end of the list.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Apr 2, 2026

Lower · Passed

Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

lower

Apr 2, 2026

Committee

Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1684-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending referral to FIN.

lower

Mar 31, 2026

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Mar 18, 2026

Committee

Referred to TRN, FIN, referral sheet 19

lower

Mar 16, 2026

Introduced

Offered

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors