HCR 70 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

URGING THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU TO ESTABLISH A MAKAKILO DRIVE EXTENSION TASK FORCE.

This bill urges the City and County of Honolulu to create a task force to advance the Makakilo Drive extension project in west Oahu. The task force would include city officials and two residents from the local area to coordinate planning, resolve regulatory delays, and ensure the project follows sustainability and transparency standards. Members would submit quarterly progress reports to city and state officials and the group would operate until June 2028 or after eight quarterly reports are submitted.

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 12, 2026 Last action Apr 2, 2026

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MODERATE

The bill was amended to consolidate duplicate task force roles by removing redundant entries for the Director of Transportation and the Director of Planning and Permitting, while adding a new role for the Managing Director. The scope of reporting was expanded to include specific state legislators representing the affected districts, and the task force's lifespan was defined with a sunset date of June 30, 2028, or after eight quarterly reports. These changes streamline the task force's composition and establish clearer accountability and termination criteria.

Scope change

The bill's scope was refined by clarifying the specific roles of task force members and adding a sunset provision that limits the task force's existence to a maximum of two years or eight reporting cycles.

REQUIREMENT

Removed redundant task force member roles for the Director of Transportation and the Director of Planning and Permitting to eliminate duplication.

Added the Managing Director of the City and County of Honolulu as a co-chair of the task force.

Expanded reporting requirements to include state legislators representing Senate District 22 and House District 43 in addition to the City Council.

Updated the list of recipients for certified copies of the resolution to reflect the consolidated task force roles.

TIMELINE

Established a sunset clause requiring the task force to cease operations by June 30, 2028, or upon submission of the eighth quarterly report, whichever comes first.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

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. 1698-26) 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 20, 2026

Committee

Re-referred to TRN, FIN, referral sheet 20

lower

Mar 18, 2026

Committee

Referred to TRN, WAL, referral sheet 18

lower

Mar 16, 2026

Introduced

Offered

lower

Mar 12, 2026

Introduced

To be offered.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors