HCR 85 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO TRANSFER PARCELS THAT MAKE UP THE EAST KAPOLEI TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT PROJECT TO THE HAWAII HOUSING FINANCE AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND URGING THE HAWAII HOUSING FINANCE AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TO PARTNER WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS AND HAWAII COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY TO FACILITATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF NON-HOUSING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PORTIONS OF THE PROJECT.

This bill urges state agencies to reorganize the East Kapolei Transit-Oriented Development Project by transferring land parcels currently owned by the Department of Land and Natural Resources to the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation. It also requests that the Housing Corporation partner with the Hawaii Community Development Authority and Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to handle non-housing aspects like commercial development and infrastructure improvements. The resolution aims to align agency responsibilities with their core functions to facilitate the project's mixed-use development, which includes affordable housing, retail, and transit facilities.

Issues: ✓ Housing ✓ Transportation

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2026

Committee Review

Apr 2026

House Passage

Apr 2026

Senate Passage

Apr 2026

Governor

Introduced Mar 12, 2026 Last action Apr 27, 2026

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MINOR

The bill was updated to include the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) as a required partner alongside the Hawaii Community Development Authority for the East Kapolei Transit-Oriented Development Project. Additionally, the list of officials receiving copies of the resolution was expanded to include the Chairperson of the Hawaiian Homes Commission, broadening the scope of inter-agency coordination and oversight for this housing initiative.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to explicitly require collaboration with the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands and to notify its leadership, integrating DHHL into the project's planning and development framework.

SCOPE

Added the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands and the Chairperson of the Hawaiian Homes Commission to the list of required partners and recipients of the resolution, expanding the collaborative network for the East Kapolei project.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 27, 2026

Lower · Passed

Resolution adopted in final form.

lower

Apr 27, 2026

Upper · Passed

Report and Resolution Adopted. Transmitted to House.

upper

Apr 24, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported from WLA/HOU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3925) with recommendation of adoption.

upper

Apr 17, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WLA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WLA were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Lamosao, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Inouye, Chang.

upper

Apr 17, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on HOU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in HOU were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Hashimoto, Elefante, Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Chang, Fevella.

upper

Apr 14, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WLA/HOU has scheduled a public hearing on 04-17-26 1:01PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

upper

Apr 10, 2026

Committee

Referred to WLA/HOU.

upper

Apr 10, 2026

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 551).

upper

Apr 9, 2026

Lower · Passed

Adopted with Representative(s) Garcia voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1).

lower

Apr 9, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1854-26), recommending adoption.

lower

Apr 7, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Morikawa, Belatti, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Poepoe, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Woodson.

lower

Apr 1, 2026

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Apr 1, 2026

Committee

Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1651-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending referral to WAL.

lower

Mar 27, 2026

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, Grandinetti, Kila, Kitagawa; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Cochran; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) La Chica, Muraoka, Pierick.

lower

Mar 18, 2026

Committee

Referred to HSG, WAL, referral sheet 18

lower

Mar 16, 2026

Introduced

Offered

lower

Mar 12, 2026

Introduced

To be offered.