RELATING TO LAND TRANSFERS.
SB 1654 authorizes state agencies to transfer specific parcels of land to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL). This directly affects DHHL, which manages land for Native Hawaiian homesteaders. The bill's key provision is granting formal permission for these land transfers to occur under existing state authority. The change would expand DHHL's land holdings without requiring new funding or altering existing land management rules.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 23, 2025
Last action Feb 13, 2026
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
1
Committee
3
Feb 6, 2026
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on HWN/WLA has scheduled a public hearing on 02-10-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.
upper
Jan 21, 2026
Committee
Re-Referred to HWN/WLA, JDC.
upper
Jan 27, 2025
Committee
Referred to HWN/WTL, JDC.
upper
Jan 23, 2025
Introduced
Introduced.
upper
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Lorraine Inouye
DDemocratic
P
Michelle Kidani
DDemocratic
P
Stanley Chang
DDemocratic
P
Tim Richards
DDemocratic
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