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HB1016
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
H.B. NO.
1016
THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025
STATE OF HAWAII
A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO
INTEGRATED LAND USE
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
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SECTION 1.
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The legislature
finds that multiple climate and sustainability statutory targets have been enacted
in the State, including developing at least 22,500 affordable rental housing units,
doubling food production, increasing food exports, requiring the department of education
and university of Hawaii to become net-zero in energy use, requiring that all of
the electricity generated in Hawaii come from renewable sources, sequestering more
atmospheric carbon and greenhouse gases, requiring all state and county facilities
to use reclaimed water, and requiring the mandatory upgrade of all cesspools.
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The
legislature recognizes that, with the recent expansion of the office
of planning and sustainable development through Act 45, Session Laws of Hawaii 2020,
and Acts 152 and 153, Session Laws of Hawaii 2021, the office of planning and sustainable
development functionally serves as the State's centralized coordinating agency to
lead efforts in climate adaptive and sustainable land use policies.
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The legislature further finds
that the
State would benefit from a land use plan that integrates
various climate, sustainability, and housing goals and studies, especially on the
use of agricultural lands.
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An integrated
land use study would help to address recent events and public opposition to affordable
housing projects and renewable energy projects on agricultural land.
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The purpose of this Act is
to require the office of planning and sustainable development
to develop an integrated land use study that incorporates the various climate, sustainability,
and housing goals and studies to serve as a guide for planning and decision-making
on the use of agricultural lands.
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SECTION 2.
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(a)
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The
office of planning and sustainable development shall conduct an integrated land
use study for agricultural districts, as classified under section 205-2, Hawaii
Revised Statutes.
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(b)
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The purpose of the integrated land use study shall
be to:
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(1)
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Develop
land use data that can be used for planning and decision‑making for the competing
uses of lands within agricultural districts; and
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(2)
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Determine the land use feasibility
and needs of lands within agricultural districts to meet the State's climate, sustainability,
and housing statutory targets.
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(c)
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The integrated land use study shall incorporate
the recommendations of the Hawaii 2050 sustainability plan pursuant to section 226-65,
Hawaii Revised Statutes; the state land use review of districts; the Hawaii sea
level rise vulnerability and adaptation report pursuant to section 225P-3, Hawaii
Revised Statutes; and the State's climate, sustainability, and housing statutory
targets, as needed.
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The integrated land use
study shall also consider the 2022 state land use review of districts, the Hawaii
state plan update phase one, and the soil classification study required pursuant
to Act 189, Session Laws of Hawaii 2022.
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(d)
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The integrated land use study shall include recommendations
for each county.
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(e)
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In conducting the integrated land use study the
office of planning and sustainable development shall:
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(1)
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Develop
data-based estimates on the amount of land required to meet the competing uses of
lands within the agricultural districts by compiling and analyzing existing data
from various government entities, including the department of agriculture; department
of transportation; department of land and natural resources; department of business,
economic development, and tourism; Hawaii state energy office; Hawaii housing finance
and development corporation; public utilities commission; and the counties.
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Secondary input shall be sought from the university
of Hawaii, utility companies, nonprofit agricultural organizations, the agricultural
community, and other organizations or entities deemed appropriate by the office;
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(2)
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Conduct outreach to ensure
county and community input and acceptance; and
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(3)
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Analyze the available acreage
in each county along with the potential impacts for the proposed changes once the
initial compilation of data is completed.
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SECTION 3.
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The office of planning and sustainable development
shall submit an interim report to the legislature no later than twenty days prior
to the convening of the regular session of 2026 on the progress of developing data-based
estimates and the progress of the integrated land use study and a final report to
the legislature and the land use commission no later than twenty days prior to the
convening of the regular session of 2027.
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SECTION 4.
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There is appropriated out of the general revenues
of the State of Hawaii the sum of $350,000 or so much thereof as may be necessary
for fiscal year 2025-2026 for the establishment of one full-time equivalent (1.0
FTE) planner position, exempt from chapter 76, Hawaii Revised Statutes; and computers,
office supplies, travel, and other expenses to conduct the integrated land use study.
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There is appropriated out
of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $150,000 or so much thereof
as may be necessary for fiscal year 2026-2027 for personnel cost and other expenses
of the project.
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The
sums
appropriated
shall be expended by the office of planning and sustainable development for the
purposes of this Act.
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SECTION 5.
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This Act, upon its approval, shall take effect on July 1, 2025.
INTRODUCED BY:
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BY REQUEST
Report Title:
Office of Planning and Sustainable Development; Integrated Land Use
Study; Civil Service; Exemption; Appropriations
Description:
Requires the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development to conduct
an integrated land use study for the use of lands within the agricultural districts.
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Establishes one full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE)
planner position, exempt from chapter 76.
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