SB 3288 Hawaii Senate · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO THE COUNTRY CLUB APARTMENT BUILDING, HILO, HAWAII.

Summary

Appropriates funds to the Department of Land and Natural Resources to demolish and remove the Country Club Apartment Building and related structures and utilities located at 121 Banyan Drive, Hilo, Hawaii, on the parcel designated as tax map key: (3) 2-1-005:020. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

Issues: ✓ Budget & Taxes

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Feb 2026

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 30, 2026 Last action Feb 20, 2026

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What changed between versions

SB3288 → SB3288_SD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill update changes the bill's version from the original Senate draft to the Senate First Reading version, updating the sponsor from Jordon Higa to Noah Holck and adjusting the bill number and revision details. The most significant substantive change is the effective date of the demolition project, which was moved from July 1, 2026, to July 1, 2050, delaying the removal of the Country Club Apartment Building by over 24 years. Additionally, the appropriation language was slightly modified to use 'funds' instead of 'moneys' and standardized the capitalization of 'tax map key' in the description.

Scope change

The bill's scope regarding the specific project location and demolition tasks remains unchanged, but the timeline for execution has been significantly altered.

TIMELINE

The effective date for the demolition of the Country Club Apartment Building was changed from July 1, 2026, to July 1, 2050, delaying the project by more than two decades.

TECHNICAL

The bill sponsor was updated from Jordon Higa to Noah Holck, and the bill version was updated to reflect the Senate First Reading (SD1) status.

Minor text formatting changes were made, including standardizing 'tax map key' to lowercase and changing 'moneys' to 'funds' in the summary description.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Feb 20, 2026

Upper · Passed

Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.

upper

Feb 20, 2026

Committee

Reported from WLA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2525) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Feb 13, 2026

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Feb 10, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WLA has rescheduled its public hearing to 02-13-26 1:01PM; CR 224 & Videoconference.

upper

Feb 8, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WLA deleted the measure from the public hearing scheduled on 02-09-26 1:00PM; CR 224 & Videoconference.

upper

Feb 6, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WLA has scheduled a public hearing on 02-09-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

upper

Feb 2, 2026

Committee

Referred to WLA, WAM.

upper

Jan 30, 2026

Introduced

Introduced.

upper

3 primary · 0 co-sponsors