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HB 1722 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO RESIDENTIAL CONDOMINIUMS.

Summary
Clarifies the Ninety-Nine Year Leasehold Program by: including the renting or subleasing by the owner of a residential condominium unit to any tenant or sublessee of any kind as a form of owner occupation; requiring at least sixty per cent of the residential condominium units within urban redevelopment sites to be set aside for owner-occupied residential use for at least ten years from the date of initial purchase; exempting the design, development, and construction of contracts for residential condominium units within an urban redevelopment site from procurement requirements; allowing an individual to own other real property and still qualify for the program; and allowing the sale of up to forty per cent of residential condominium units to qualified residents if there are units available after being advertised for sale for more than sixty days. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 20, 2026 Last action Feb 19, 2026
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What changed between versions

HB1722 → HB1722_HD1 · 6 edits
MODERATE
This bill updates the rules for Hawaii's residential condominiums in urban redevelopment sites, primarily by clarifying that owner-occupation includes renting or subleasing units and extending the program's effective date to July 1, 3000. It also adjusts the timeline for selling unsold units and modifies the duration requirement for owner-occupation restrictions.
Scope change
The bill maintains the same scope of applying to residential condominiums in urban redevelopment sites but clarifies the definition of 'owner-occupied' to explicitly include subleasing.
DEFINITION

Expanded the definition of 'owner-occupied residential use' to explicitly include the renting or subleasing of units by the owner.

REQUIREMENT

Changed the requirement for unsold units from 'up to forty per cent' to 'up to forty per cent' if units remain unsold after sixty days, removing the word 'there' for clarity.

Adjusted the owner-occupation restriction period from 'not less than ten years' to 'no less than ten years' to ensure consistency in statutory language.

Added an exception to the owner-occupation restriction, allowing sales to qualified residents under specific conditions outlined in section 206E-283(e).

Clarified that the owner-occupation restriction does not apply to design, development, and construction contracts.

TIMELINE

Extended the effective date of the Act from July 1, 2050, to July 1, 3000.

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Actions timeline

Total actions
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Key actions
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Committee
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Feb 19, 2026
Committee
Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 573-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
lower
Feb 13, 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, La Chica; Ayes with reservations: none; 3 Noes: Representative(s) Cochran, Muraoka, Pierick; and Excused: none.
lower
Jan 26, 2026
Committee
Referred to HSG, CPC, referral sheet 1
lower
Jan 21, 2026
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
Jan 20, 2026
Introduced
Prefiled.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Photo of Luke Evslin
Luke Evslin
DDemocratic
HI
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