HCR 184 Hawaii House · 2025 Regular Session

AUTHORIZING THE HAWAI‘I COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT A STUDY TO CONSIDER RESIDENTIAL, HOTEL, AND OTHER LAND USES FOR THE KAKA‘AKO MAKAI AREA AND UPDATE THE KAKA‘AKO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT MAKAI AREA MASTER PLAN ACCORDINGLY.

HCR 184 authorizes Hawaii Community Development Authority (HCDA) to study residential, hotel, and other land uses for Honolulu's Kaka'ako Makai area as part of updating its master plan. The study must include community engagement, infrastructure assessments, sea level rise analysis, cultural reviews, and a public hearing with 30 days' notice. HCDA must submit the completed study to the Legislature by January 2026. This bill focuses on planning processes for the Kaka'ako Makai area and does not directly change land use rules or housing policies.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

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Governor

Introduced Mar 7, 2025 Last action Mar 28, 2025

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HCR184 → HCR184_HD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was reformatted from a text-based legislative document to a structured metadata format, while the substantive policy content remained largely unchanged. The main substantive change is the addition of a December 31, 2026 deadline for submitting a final study report, which was not present in the original version. The list of agencies to consult was slightly modified, with the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism appearing in a different order and the Department of Transportation being listed separately in the final distribution section.

Scope change

No change to the bill's scope or applicability; it still authorizes the HCDA to study residential, hotel, and other land uses in the Kakaʻako Makai Area.

TIMELINE

Added a requirement for an interim report to be submitted no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2026, and a final report by December 31, 2026.

REQUIREMENT

The list of agencies to consult was slightly reordered, and the Department of Transportation was added to the list of recipients for certified copies of the resolution.

TECHNICAL

The document was reformatted from a plain text legislative format to a structured metadata format with headers, timestamps, and metadata fields.

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Committee

Mar 28, 2025

Committee

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 Representative(s) Cochran, Hussey, Muraoka, Ward excused (4).

lower

Mar 28, 2025

Committee

Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1696) as amended in HD 1, recommending referral to FIN.

lower

Mar 25, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Lamosao, Belatti, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Morikawa, Poepoe, Woodson, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

lower

Mar 18, 2025

Committee

Re-referred to WAL, FIN, referral sheet 24

lower

Mar 14, 2025

Committee

Referred to WAL/TOU, FIN, referral sheet 22

lower

Mar 7, 2025

Introduced

Offered

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors