Housing

signed · Hawaii · House Jul 9, 2026

HB 1741: RELATING TO HOUSING.

Deems a county inclusionary mandate as a form of development exaction and treats the mandate as a housing affordability impact fee. Provides parameters for a county's adoption or amendment of an inclusionary mandate for residential or mixed-use development. Establishes additional components for a needs assessment study for a county-imposed inclusionary mandate. Conditions the adoption or amendment of a county inclusionary mandate for residential or mixed-use development on written findings of essential nexus and rough proportionality and a determination of financial feasibility. (CD1)

Topics ✗ HousingOpposes HousingBill prohibits county affordable housing mandates and inclusionary requirements, restricting tools to increase affordable housing development.95% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✗ Opposes Housing

signed · Hawaii · Senate Jul 7, 2026

SB 2340: RELATING TO COMMUNITY CARE FOSTER FAMILY HOMES.

Clarifies that individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities who meet an intermediate care facility or nursing facility level of care shall not be denied residency in a certified community care foster family home solely because of their disability or enrollment in a specific Medicaid waiver program. Requires the Department of Health to provide technical assistance and training to community care foster family homes. (CD1)

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcarePrevents denial of housing for Medicaid-eligible disabled individuals, ensuring continued access to healthcare services and protecting patient rights.95% confidence ✓ HousingSupports HousingPrevents housing discrimination against individuals with disabilities in foster family homes, advancing housing access as per topic indicators.90% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Housing

signed · Hawaii · House Jun 26, 2026

HB 1870: RELATING TO PROTECTED COMMUNITY LOCATIONS.

By 1/1/2027, requires all state and county agencies that operate protected community locations to adopt and post written policies that identify nonpublic areas, establish procedures for warrant verification and staff response, prohibit the collection of certain immigration-status data, and require annual staff training and certain multilingual notices. Requires the Attorney General to publish model policies. (CD1)

Topics ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeBill restricts law enforcement participation in civil immigration enforcement near community services (schools, health care, shelters), promoting trust and access to essential services while aligning with criminal justice reform goals of reducing ...85% confidence ✓ EducationSupports EducationBill designates schools as protected community locations to limit immigration enforcement, ensuring safe access to education and protecting students/staff from disruption in educational settings.95% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareProtects healthcare facilities from immigration enforcement, ensuring access to services without fear of deportation.95% confidence ✓ HousingSupports HousingProtects shelters (housing services) from immigration enforcement, ensuring access to housing for vulnerable populations in protected community locations.85% confidence ✓ ImmigrationSupports ImmigrationBill limits state/local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement near protected community locations (schools, health facilities), safeguarding immigrant access to essential services.95% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Housing

signed · Hawaii · House Jun 26, 2026

HB 2309: RELATING TO THE HAWAIIAN HOMES COMMISSION ACT, 1920.

Amends the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920, as amended, to include children of a sibling as qualifying relatives of lessees for the purposes of lease transfer and lease successorship, in the same manner currently allowed for spouses, children, grandchildren, and siblings. (CD1)

Topics ✓ HousingSupports HousingExpands eligible successors for Hawaiian Homestead leases, strengthening Native Hawaiian housing access and preventing displacement under a dedicated affordable housing program.90% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Housing

signed · Hawaii · House Jun 24, 2026

HB 1711: RELATING TO HOUSING.

Amends, for purposes of the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation's Rent-to-Own Program, the period during which the sales price of a dwelling unit is required to remain fixed from 5 years to a period of up to 10 years. (CD1)

Topics ✓ HousingSupports HousingAmends Rent-to-Own Program to give Corporation flexibility in fixed sales price period, enhancing adaptability for affordable housing goals without reducing protections.80% confidence | Rep's Stance Voted absent

signed · Hawaii · House Jun 24, 2026

HB 1718: RELATING TO HOUSING.

Limits mixed-use developments to transit-oriented developments. Repeals the sunset date of Act 45, SLH 2024, thereby making permanent the authority of the counties to share in facilitating the development, construction, financing, refinancing, or other provision of mixed-use developments, including low- and moderate-income housing projects, and issue county bonds before 7/1/2033 for this purpose. (CD1)

Topics ✓ HousingSupports HousingRepeals sunset date, making county authority for low/moderate-income housing development permanent and enabling bond issuance for housing projects.95% confidence ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationBill strengthens transit-oriented development by making county authority permanent and allowing mixed-use developments along mass transit systems, promoting sustainable transportation.75% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Housing

signed · Hawaii · Senate Jun 9, 2026

SB 2061: RELATING TO RESIDENTIAL CONDOMINIUMS.

Clarifies the Ninety-Nine Year Leasehold Program by: (1) allowing the Hawaii Community Development Authority to prohibit renting, advertising for rent, or using for any other purpose other than owner-occupied residential use a residential condominium unit, by rule, rather than statutorily; (2) exempting the design, development, and construction contracts from procurement requirements, subject to prevailing wage requirements for laborers and mechanics; (3) requiring HCDA to adopt rules to implement an initial sales period during which residential condominium units are offered only to eligible buyers for owner-occupied residential use; (4) authorizing the sale of a residential condominium unit that is not subject to an income restriction and was not sold within a certain period to be sold to other buyers, as determined by rule by HCDA, without an owner-occupancy requirement; (5) requiring HCDA to adopt rules that require at least sixty per cent of residential condominium units to be income restricted; and (6) requiring HCDA to establish rules to require buyback pricing similar to other state agencies' existing pricing formulas. (CD1)

Topics ✓ HousingSupports HousingBill mandates 60% owner-occupied units in redevelopment sites for 10 years, strengthening affordable housing program by preventing rental speculation and ensuring long-term affordability.95% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentBill includes prevailing wage requirements for laborers and mechanics, which protects workers' wages and employment standards in construction contracts.75% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Housing

signed · Hawaii · Senate May 26, 2026

SB 3218: RELATING TO BONDS.

Part I: Substitutes the word "tax increment" with "resilient infrastructure for shelter and equity" for purposes of the Resilient Infrastructure for Shelter and Equity Act, except under certain circumstances. Part II: Conforms state law concerning county debt limits to permit counties to exclude resilient infrastructure for shelter and equity bonds from the debt limit of the counties, if a constitutional amendment authorizing the use of resilient infrastructure for shelter and equity bonds and excluding resilient infrastructure for shelter and equity bonds from determinations of the counties' funded debt is ratified. (CD1)

Topics ✓ HousingSupports HousingEnables counties to issue housing infrastructure growth bonds without debt limit constraints, facilitating funding for housing development and infrastructure projects.95% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Housing

passed · Hawaii · Senate May 12, 2026

SR 103: REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, IN COORDINATION WITH THE HAWAII HOUSING FINANCE AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, TO CONVENE A WORKING GROUP TO EVALUATE THE FEASIBILITY OF ESTABLISHING STATE-OWNED OR STATE-CONTROLLED WAREHOUSE AND LOGISTICS FACILITIES NEAR PORTS, HARBORS, AND AIRPORTS TO REDUCE MATERIAL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH PUBLICLY FINANCED HOUSING PROJECTS.

This Senate Resolution requests the Department of Transportation and the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to form a working group to study whether the state should own or control warehouse and logistics facilities near ports, harbors, and airports. The working group would examine how such facilities could lower material costs for publicly funded affordable housing projects by improving supply chain efficiency, enabling bulk purchasing, and reducing transportation delays caused by Hawaii's geographic isolation. The group is tasked with identifying suitable state lands, analyzing cost savings, exploring public-private partnerships, and determining any legal changes needed to implement recommendations. Members will include state agency directors, housing commission leaders, and representatives from industry groups, with a final report due to the Legislature before the 2027 session begins.

Topics ✓ HousingSupports HousingBill aims to reduce material costs for publicly financed affordable housing projects through improved logistics efficiency.85% confidence ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationBill proposes establishing state-owned logistics facilities near transportation hubs to improve supply chain efficiency and reduce material costs for housing projects, indirectly supporting transportation infrastructure utilization.75% confidence | Rep's Stance Voted absent

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signed · Hawaii · Senate May 12, 2026

SCR 110: REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, IN COORDINATION WITH THE HAWAII HOUSING FINANCE AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, TO CONVENE A WORKING GROUP TO EVALUATE THE FEASIBILITY OF ESTABLISHING STATE-OWNED OR STATE-CONTROLLED WAREHOUSE AND LOGISTICS FACILITIES NEAR PORTS, HARBORS, AND AIRPORTS TO REDUCE MATERIAL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH PUBLICLY FINANCED HOUSING PROJECTS.

This bill requests that Hawaii's Department of Transportation work with the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to form a working group that studies whether the state should own or control warehouses and logistics centers near ports, harbors, and airports. The goal is to lower material costs for publicly funded affordable housing projects by improving supply chain efficiency and reducing transportation expenses caused by Hawaii's reliance on imported building materials. The working group will examine potential sites, analyze cost savings from bulk purchasing, consider public-private partnerships, and determine what legal changes might be needed to implement such facilities. The group must include representatives from transportation, housing agencies, contractors, and other stakeholders, and will submit its findings and recommendations to the Legislature by early 2027.

Topics ✓ HousingSupports HousingBill aims to reduce material costs for publicly financed affordable housing projects by improving supply chain efficiency, directly supporting housing development efforts.75% confidence ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationBill seeks to improve supply chain efficiency and reduce transportation expenses for housing projects by evaluating state-owned logistics facilities near ports and airports, directly addressing transportation infrastructure optimization.85% confidence | Rep's Stance Voted absent