HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2025

 

COMMITTEE ON WATER & LAND

Rep. Mark J. Hashem, Chair

Rep. Rachele F. Lamosao, Vice Chair

 

Rep. Della Au Belatti

Rep. Mahina Poepoe

Rep. Linda Ichiyama

Rep. Justin H. Woodson

Rep. Kim Coco Iwamoto

Rep. Garner M. Shimizu

Rep. Dee Morikawa

Rep. Kanani Souza

 

 

AMENDED NOTICE OF HEARING

 

DATE:

Thursday, February 13, 2025

TIME:

9:30 am

PLACE:

VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE

Conference Room 411

State Capitol

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A M E N D E D  A G E N D A

 

The following measure(s) has been ADDED to the agenda:  HB1423

 

 

HB 743

Status

RELATING TO FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY.

Requires the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development to develop a model that assesses the fiscal impacts of land use development projects and regional infrastructure investments.  Appropriates funds.

 

WAL, FIN

HB 1318, HD1

(HSCR222)

Status

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.  (HD1)

 

HSG, WAL, FIN

HB 1409, HD1

(HSCR137)

Status

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)

 

HSG, WAL, FIN

HB 1410, HD1

(HSCR221)

Status

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.  (HD1)

 

HSG, WAL, FIN

HB 528, HD1

(HSCR204)

Status

RELATING TO RESIDENTIAL LEASEHOLDS.

Exempts state and county lands leased after July 1, 2025, for an initial period of no less than ninety-nine years from state law governing residential leaseholds.  Effective 7/1/3000.  (HD1)

 

HSG, WAL, JHA

HB 1359

Status

RELATING TO FLOOD MITIGATION.

Establishes a grant program for drainage system maintenance and flood mitigation measures in residential areas, to be administered by the Board of Land and Natural Resources.  Appropriates funds.

 

WAL, FIN

HB 1087

Status

RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION REVIEWS.

Allows the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to assume historic preservation review of the effect of any proposed project for lands under its jurisdiction except for projects affecting properties listed or nominated for inclusion in the Hawaii register of historic places or the national register of historic places.

 

WAL, JHA

HB 868

Status

RELATING TO DISABILITIES.

Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to evaluate its facilities for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and compile a list of non-compliant facilities.  Requires report to the Legislature.

 

WAL, FIN

HB 1323, HD1

(HSCR86)

Status

RELATING TO THE TRANSFER OF NON-AGRICULTURAL PARK LANDS.

Allows the Department of Land and Natural Resources to transfer certain public lands for agricultural use to the Department of Agriculture without approval from the Board of Land and Natural Resources and Board of Agriculture.  Requires the Department of Agriculture, upon approval of the Board of Agriculture, to accept the transfer of and manage certain qualifying non-agricultural park lands.  Effective 7/1/3000.  (HD1)

 

AGR, WAL, JHA

HB 966, HD1

(HSCR234)

Status

RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL TOURISM.

Establishes statewide, uniform standards to promote agricultural tourism activities in the State by establishing state agricultural tourism activity requirements that are applicable to all counties that have adopted an agricultural tourism ordinance.  Requires agricultural tourism activities to be registered by the county planning department.  Requires agricultural tourism activities to coexist with an agricultural activity on a farming operation and requires termination of the agricultural tourism activities upon cessation of the agricultural activity.  Makes conforming amendments.  Effective 7/1/3000.  (HD1)

 

AGR/TOU, WAL, JHA

HB 1423

Status

RELATING TO HANALEI BAY.

Prohibits vessels longer than 75 feet from entering Hanalei Bay.  Exempts vessels operated by a federal, state, or county agency.

 

WAL, JHA

 

 

 

 

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Rep. Mark J. Hashem

Chair