HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THE THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2025
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Rep. Kyle T. Yamashita, Chair |
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Rep. Jenna Takenouchi, Vice Chair |
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Rep. Tina Nakada Grandinetti |
Rep. Mike Lee |
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Rep. Daniel Holt |
Rep. Tyson K. Miyake |
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Rep. Ikaika Hussey |
Rep. Dee Morikawa |
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Rep. Sue L. Keohokapu-Lee Loy |
Rep. Shirley Ann Templo |
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Rep. Lisa Kitagawa |
Rep. David Alcos III |
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Rep. Matthias Kusch |
Rep. Julie Reyes Oda |
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Rep. Rachele F. Lamosao |
Rep. Gene Ward |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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Tuesday, February 25, 2025 |
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10:00 a.m |
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VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE Conference Room 308 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
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A G E N D A #1
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RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION REVIEWS. Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to contract its review of proposed state projects, projects on privately owned historic property, and projects affecting historic properties to third-party consultants if the Department is unable to complete its review within sixty days. Authorizes the Department to assess the cost of the third-party consultant to the project proponent. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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HSG, WAL, FIN |
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RELATING TO HOUSING. Exempts affordable housing projects that are financed by a certified nonprofit community development financial institution utilizing less than $1,500,000 from the Affordable Homeownership Revolving Fund from prevailing wages provisions. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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HSG, LAB, FIN |
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RELATING TO HOUSING. Appropriates funds for the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to allocate to housing counseling agencies certified by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development to provide housing counseling services. Requires a report to the Legislature regarding services provided by the housing counseling agencies. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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HSG, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE INDIVIDUAL HOUSING ACCOUNT PROGRAM. Increases the maximum annual deduction for contributions to, and maximum account levels for, individual housing accounts. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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HSG, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE RENTAL HOUSING REVOLVING FUND. Establishes the Mixed-Income Subaccount within the Rental Housing Revolving Fund that targets workforce rental housing projects for persons and families with incomes at or below one hundred forty per cent of the area median income. Authorizes the Director of Finance to transfer funds from the Rental Housing Revolving Fund into the Mixed-Income Subaccount. Appropriates funds into and out of the Mixed-Income Subaccount of the Rental Housing Revolving Fund. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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HSG, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE RENTAL HOUSING REVOLVING FUND. Establishes the Housing Efficiency and Innovation Subaccount within the Rental Housing Revolving Fund. Specifies permissible uses of funding and priorities. Authorizes the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to transfer funds between the Housing Efficiency and Innovation Subaccount and the Rental Housing Revolving Fund without legislative approval. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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HSG, FIN |
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RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING. Removes from the definition of "public lands" lands set aside by the Governor to the counties for the purpose of affordable housing. Specifies that lands set aside by the Governor to the counties for affordable housing require legislative approval for the sale or gift of such lands. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
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HSG, WAL, FIN |
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RELATING TO HOUSING. Establishes the Supportive Housing Special Fund. Restructures the conveyance tax to a marginal rate system and adjusts the tax for multifamily properties to reflect value on a per-unit basis. Allocates revenues from conveyance tax collections to the Supportive Housing Special Fund. Allocates a portion of conveyance tax collections to the Dwelling Unit Revolving Fund to fund infrastructure programs in county-designated transit-oriented development areas that meet minimum standards of transit-supportive density. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
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HSG, WAL, FIN |
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RELATING TO TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT. Amends the funding priorities of the Rental Housing Revolving Fund to incentivize development in areas that satisfy transit-supportive density requirements. Allocates a minimum percentage of Rental Housing Revolving Fund moneys for certain mixed-income rental housings projects. Requires the Transit-Oriented Development Infrastructure Improvement District Board to consider the infrastructure needs of transit-supportive density requirements. Requires the strategic plan developed by the Hawaii Interagency Council for Transit-Oriented Development to delineate county-designated transit-oriented development areas for each county. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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HSG, WAL, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE DWELLING UNIT REVOLVING FUND. Makes the Dwelling Unit Revolving Fund Equity Pilot Program permanent. Allows partial or full repayment of Dwelling Unit Revolving Fund interim loans in the form of unit equity through the Dwelling Unit Revolving Fund Equity Program. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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HSG, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS. Allows the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to utilize the Dwelling Unit Revolving Fund as collateral when the Department acts as an eligible borrower for a loan agreement under section 184A of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992, as amended. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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HSG, JHA, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOMELANDS. Extends the Act 279 Special Fund to 6/30/2028. Deposits funds into and appropriates funds out of the Act 279 Special Fund to eliminate its waitlist. Requires the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to submit a strategic plan detailing the anticipated uses of the funds appropriated. Requires an annual report. Sunsets 6/30/2028. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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HSG, JHA, FIN |
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RELATING TO COMMUNITY LAND TRUSTS. Authorizes the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to establish a five-year community land trust equity pilot program to provide community land trusts with a line of credit to fund the acquisition, rehabilitation, renovation, or construction of housing for certain households. Requires a report to the Legislature regarding the pilot program. Appropriates funds from the Dwelling Unit Revolving Fund for establishment of the pilot program. Sunsets the pilot program on 6/30/2030. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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HSG, FIN |
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RELATING TO HOUSING. Establishes the Accessory Dwelling Unit Financing and Deed Restriction Program to allocate funds to the counties to provide grants to eligible homeowners or homebuyers to finance construction costs, development costs, and non-reoccurring closing costs associated with the construction of an accessory dwelling unit and purchase deed restrictions on such property. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
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HSG, JHA, FIN |
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RELATING TO HOUSING. Establishes the Kamaaina Homes Program to provide funding to the counties to purchase voluntary deed restrictions from eligible homeowners or homebuyers. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
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HSG, JHA, FIN |
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RELATING TO HOUSING. Proposed HD3: Requires the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to establish a Government Employee Housing Revolving Fund Program and Government Employee Ninety-Nine Year Leasehold Rent-to-Own Program. Establishes the Government Employee Housing Revolving Fund. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD3 PROPOSED)
The proposed HD3 is available on the Legislature's Web site: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov
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HSG, LAB, FIN |
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RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL WORKFORCE HOUSING. Establishes an Agricultural Workforce Housing Working Group within the Department of Agriculture to address the shortage and challenges of agricultural workforce housing in the State. Requires reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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HSG, AGR, FIN |
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RELATING TO TEACHER HOUSING. Establishes the Teacher Home Assistance Program to provide housing vouchers to certain eligible teachers. Appropriates funds out of the Teachers' Housing Revolving Fund. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
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HSG, EDN, FIN |
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RELATING TO HOUSING RESILIENCY. Establishes the Strengthen Hawaii Homes Program within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to administer grants to retrofit residential properties to enhance resilience against disaster impacts and reduce potential insurance liabilities. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
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HSG, CPC, FIN |
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RELATING TO PUBLIC HOUSING EVICTIONS. Reduces the time the Hawaii Public Housing Authority is required to store unclaimed personal effects of a tenant evicted from public housing. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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________________________________________ Rep. Kyle T. Yamashita Chair |
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