HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THE THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2025
|
Rep. Luke A. Evslin, Chair |
|
Rep. Tyson K. Miyake, Vice Chair |
|
Rep. Elle Cochran |
Rep. Trish La Chica |
|
Rep. Tina Nakada Grandinetti |
Rep. Christopher L. Muraoka |
|
Rep. Darius K. Kila |
Rep. Elijah Pierick |
|
Rep. Lisa Kitagawa |
|
NOTICE OF HEARING
|
DATE: |
Wednesday, February 12, 2025 |
|
TIME: |
9:00 AM |
|
PLACE: |
VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE Conference Room 430 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
Click here to submit testimony and to testify remotely or in person.
A live stream link of all House Standing Committee meetings will be available online
shortly before the scheduled start time.
Click here for the live stream of this meeting via YouTube.
A G E N D A
|
RELATING TO RESTRICTIONS ON THE TRANSFER OF REAL PROPERTY UNDER CHAPTER 201H, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES. Exempts transfers of Hawaiian home lands from transfer restrictions for real property under Chapter 201H housing development programs.
|
HSG, JHA |
|
|
RELATING TO CONTRACTORS. Repeals the leasing restriction on owner-builders who obtain an owner-builder exemption to act as their own contractor and who build or improve residential or farm buildings or structures on property they own or lease and do not offer the buildings or structures for sale. Requires an owner or lessee to provide signed written notice that the structure for lease or sublease was built or improved by an individual who is not a licensed contractor.
|
HSG, CPC |
|
|
RELATING TO BUILDING PERMITS. Allows for building permit exemptions for certain kinds of activities. Effective 1/1/2026.
|
HSG, JHA |
|
|
RELATING TO HOUSING. Authorizes a county planning commission, by special permit, to permit land uses exclusively providing residential housing for long-term rental or affordable fee simple ownership in an agricultural district, under certain conditions. Repeals 6/30/2035.
|
HSG, JHA |
|
|
RELATING TO HOUSING. Clarifies that the dwelling units eligible for the Rent-to-Own Program shall be units that are for sale in fee simple or leasehold on state or county land under a lease with an initial term of not less than ninety-nine years. Increases the time period that the sales price of dwelling units under the Rent-to-Own Program shall remain fixed from five years to ten years after the rental agreement is executed.
|
HSG, FIN |
|
|
RELATING TO MANAGING AGENTS. Requires managing agents for residential condominium properties over seventy-five feet in height to have commercial property management experience.
|
HSG, CPC |
|
|
RELATING TO TRESPASSING. Establishes a limited alternative process to remove unauthorized persons from residential real property.
|
HSG, JHA |
|
|
RELATING TO HOUSING. Appropriates funds for the Kauhale Initiative. Establishes and appropriates funds into and out of the Supportive Housing Special Fund. Effective 6/29/3000. (HD1)
|
HSH, HSG, FIN |
|
|
RELATING TO TEACHER HOUSING. Establishes the Teacher Housing Assistance Program to provide housing vouchers to certain eligible teachers. Appropriates funds out of the Teachers' Housing Revolving Fund. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
|
EDN, HSG, FIN |
|
|
RELATING TO TEACHER WORKFORCE HOUSING. Establishes a Teacher Workforce Housing Stipend Program to support teacher retention at public and charter schools classified as hard-to-staff. Requires reports to the Legislature. Amends the purpose and uses of the Teacher Housing Revolving Fund. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
|
EDN, HSG, FIN |
|
|
RELATING TO SCHOOL IMPACT FEES. Repeals school impact fees. Transfers unencumbered balances of the school impact fee subaccounts to School Facilities Special Fund.
|
HSG, FIN |
|
|
RELATING TO SCHOOL IMPACT FEES. Places oversight of the School Impact Fee Program under the School Facilities Authority Board. Directs the School Facilities Authority Board to carry out the processes and procedures conducted by the Board of Education to dissolve a school impact district upon the transfer of oversight of the School Impact Fee Program. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
|
EDN, HSG, FIN |
|
|
RELATING TO ENERGY. Expands the types of water heater systems that may satisfy the relevant requirement for the issuance of a building permit for new single-family dwellings to include ENERGY STAR certified heat pump water heaters. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
|
EEP, HSG, CPC |
|
|
RELATING TO ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE. Provides rebates for the installation of eligible electric vehicle-ready parking stalls for new construction of affordable housing. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
|
EEP, HSG, FIN |
|
|
RELATING TO ENERGY. Requires the Public Utilities Commission to establish a streamlined grid-ready home interconnection process. Requires a report to the Legislature on the streamlined grid-ready home interconnection process. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
|
EEP, HSG, FIN |
|
|
|
|
|
DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW
Persons wishing to offer comments should submit testimony at least 24 hours prior to the hearing. Testimony received after this time will be stamped late and left to the discretion of the chair to consider. While every effort will be made to incorporate all testimony received, materials received on the day of the hearing or improperly identified or directed, may not be processed.
Testimony submitted will be placed on the legislative website. This public posting of testimony on the website should be considered when including personal information in your testimony.
The chair may institute a per-testifier time limit.
Committees meeting in the morning must adjourn prior to the day's Floor Session. Therefore, due to time constraints, not all testifiers may be provided an opportunity to offer verbal comments. However, written submissions will be considered by the committee.
Please refrain from profanity or uncivil behavior. Violations may result in ejection from the hearing without the ability to rejoin.
For remote testifiers, the House will not be responsible for bad connections on the testifier's end.
For general help navigating the committee hearing process, please contact the Public Access Room at (808) 587-0478 or par@capitol.hawaii.gov.
The livestream and/or cable TV broadcast of this meeting will include closed captioning. If you need an auxiliary aid/service or other accommodation (including oral, written, or ASL interpretive services) or are unable to submit testimony via the website due to a disability, please contact the committee clerk at (808) 586-6398. Requests made as early as possible have a greater likelihood of being fulfilled.
Click here for a complete list of House Guidelines for remote testimony.
FOR AMENDED NOTICES: Measures that have been deleted are stricken through and measures that have been added are bolded.
For more information, please contact the Committee Clerk at (808) 586-6398.
|
|
|
________________________________________ Rep. Luke A. Evslin Chair |
|
|
|
|