SCR 68 Hawaii Senate · 2026 Regular Session

URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO TRANSFER PARCELS THAT MAKE UP THE EAST KAPOLEI TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT PROJECT TO THE HAWAII HOUSING FINANCE AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND URGING THE HAWAII HOUSING FINANCE AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TO PARTNER WITH THE HAWAII COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY TO FACILITATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF NON-HOUSING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PORTIONS OF THE PROJECT.

This Senate Concurrent Resolution urges the Department of Land and Natural Resources to transfer several state-owned parcels in the East Kapolei Transit-Oriented Development Project to the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation. The resolution also asks the Housing Corporation to partner with the Hawaii Community Development Authority to handle non-housing community development and infrastructure work across the project area. These agencies are being encouraged to coordinate their roles based on their existing expertise, with the Housing Corporation leading housing development and the Community Development Authority managing infrastructure improvements. The bill does not mandate these actions but formally requests the agencies to align their responsibilities for this mixed-use development that includes affordable housing, commercial spaces, and transit support facilities.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2026
Committee Review
Apr 2026
Senate Passage
Apr 2026
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 12, 2026 Last action Apr 10, 2026
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SCR68 SCR68_SD1 · 4 edits
MODERATE
The bill was updated to reflect a new version (SD1) with updated metadata and dates. The core policy content was reorganized to use consistent acronyms (HHFDC and HCDA) instead of full agency names for brevity. The substantive policy actions were swapped: the original request for HHFDC to share revenue with DLNR and partner with HCDA was replaced with a request for HHFDC to prioritize housing development, while the revenue sharing and partnership requests were moved to new clauses.
TECHNICAL

Updated bill metadata, including the title, sponsor information, and version numbers, to reflect the new SD1 draft.

Replaced full agency names with acronyms (HHFDC and HCDA) throughout the text for consistency and brevity.

REQUIREMENT

Swapped the primary policy directives: the original bill urged HHFDC to share revenue and partner with HCDA, while the new version urges HHFDC to prioritize housing development and moves the revenue sharing and partnership requests to separate clauses.

Added a new requirement asking agencies to create memorandums of agreement to document their shared activities regarding the project.

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How they voted

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

Actions timeline

Total actions
10
Key actions
5
Committee
6
Apr 10, 2026
Committee
Referred to HSG, WAL, referral sheet 28
lower
Apr 9, 2026
Introduced
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 462) in amended form (SD 1).
lower
Apr 9, 2026
Upper · Passed
Report and Resolution Adopted, as amended (SD 1). Transmitted to House.
upper
Apr 8, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from WLA/HOU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3556) with recommendation of adoption, as amended (SD 1).
upper
Mar 31, 2026
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on HOU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HOU were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Chang, Hashimoto, Elefante, Rhoads, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
upper
Mar 31, 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., Chang, Lamosao, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Inouye.
upper
Mar 27, 2026
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WLA/HOU has scheduled a public hearing on 03-31-26 1:05PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
upper
Mar 19, 2026
Committee
Referred to WLA/HOU.
upper
Mar 12, 2026
Introduced
Offered.
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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