SB 1308 Hawaii Senate · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO PLANS.

Summary

Removes outdated requirements for plans filed with the registrar's office; updates the statutory fee schedule to reflect those adopted in chapter 40 of title 3, HAR; grants additional discretion to the Department of Accounting and General Services to approve the format of plans; and updates permissible drawing scales used in plans. (SD1)

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 21, 2025 Last action Feb 14, 2025

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SB1308 → SB1308_SD1 · 5 edits

MODERATE

This bill modernizes Hawaii's land survey and subdivision filing requirements by updating outdated formatting rules, clarifying plan specifications, and adjusting fee structures. It removes obsolete references to tracing cloth and specific paper sizes, replaces vague language with clearer instructions for survey documentation, and standardizes the fee for plan checking to match current administrative rules.

Scope change

The bill applies to all land subdivision filings and plan recordations with the Bureau of Conveyances, but removes exemptions for pre-existing parcels that were previously ambiguous.

REQUIREMENT

Updated Section 502-17 to clarify that a county certified plat map is required for recordation, except when land is being deregistered under Chapter 501.

Revised Section 502-18 to standardize survey description formatting, requiring specific paper dimensions (11x8.5 inches) and azimuth system usage for all new filings.

Amended Section 502-19 to replace outdated 'tracing cloth' requirements with modern tangible medium specifications and updated acceptable plan sizes and scales.

Updated Section 502-20 to clarify procedures for replacing damaged original plans with certified copies, adding requirements for filing blueprint copies with the registrar.

FISCAL

Adjusted the fee for plan checking in Section 502-17 from an unspecified amount to $2 per hour, aligning with current Hawaii Administrative Rules.

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Committee

Feb 14, 2025

Committee

Reported from WTL/GVO (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 585) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Feb 11, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WTL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WTL were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Elefante, McKelvey, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Chang.

upper

Feb 11, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in GVO were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) McKelvey, Gabbard, Moriwaki, San Buenaventura, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Feb 6, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WTL/GVO has scheduled a public hearing on 02-11-25 3:05PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 27, 2025

Committee

Referred to WTL/GVO, WAM.

upper

Jan 23, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and passed First Reading.

upper

Jan 21, 2025

Introduced

Pending Introduction.

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors