HR 73 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

REQUESTING THE PLANNING OR PLANNING AND PERMITTING DEPARTMENT OF EACH COUNTY TO ESTABLISH KUPUNA-FRIENDLY BUILDING PERMIT REQUIREMENTS FOR PARKING ACCESSIBILITY AND PRIVATE BUSINESSES OPERATING HOURS.

This bill is a House Resolution that asks county planning departments in Hawaii to create building permit requirements focused on accessibility for older adults, known as kupuna. It would require private businesses and shopping centers to offer special hours for kupuna to enter their premises and increase the number of parking spaces designated for both disabled and non-disabled older adults. The resolution does not mandate these changes directly but formally requests counties to consider them when updating their planning regulations. The measure aims to improve community access for an aging population by addressing parking availability and business operating hours.

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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What changed between versions

HR73 → HR73_HD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was updated from a House draft to a House Committee version, adding specific details on which county departments are responsible for implementing new parking and operating hour requirements for seniors. The text was expanded to explicitly include the City and County of Honolulu's Department of Planning and Permitting alongside the planning directors of other counties, ensuring consistent application of the rules across all jurisdictions.

Scope change

The scope of applicability was refined to explicitly list the specific planning and permitting departments in each county that must establish the new kupuna-friendly requirements, including a specific mention of Honolulu's department.

REQUIREMENT

The target departments were expanded from a general 'planning department' to include 'planning or planning and permitting department,' and specific directors for Honolulu, Hawaii, Maui, and Kauai counties were named.

TECHNICAL

Administrative metadata regarding document versioning, file names, and timestamps was updated to reflect the new committee stage.

Minor text formatting and spacing adjustments were made throughout the document, including the header and resolution clauses.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

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Committee

Apr 2, 2026

Lower · Passed

Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on WAL 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 HSH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1714-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending referral to WAL.

lower

Apr 1, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Marten, Olds, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Takayama, Takenouchi, Alcos, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Amato, Hartsfield.

lower

Mar 18, 2026

Committee

Referred to HSH, WAL, referral sheet 18

lower

Mar 16, 2026

Introduced

Offered

lower

Mar 12, 2026

Introduced

To be offered.

lower

10 primary · 0 co-sponsors