HB1088 • 2026

RELATING TO SCHOOL IMPACT FEES.

Education Housing

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The official status still shows this bill as active or still awaiting another formal step.

Sponsor: NAKAMURA (Introduced by request of another party)
Last action: 2025-12-08
Official status: Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official summary does not provide details on how DHHL will cover costs previously covered by school impact fees or clarify if the exemption applies only to specific projects for Hawaiian Homes beneficiaries.

School Impact Fee Exemption for DHHL Housing

This bill exempts housing developed by the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) from school impact fees.

What This Bill Does

Exempts housing developed by the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) from school impact fees.

Who It Names or Affects

Housing developers at DHHL.
Beneficiaries of Hawaiian Homes Commission Act housing.

Terms To Know

School Impact Fees: Fees charged to new developments to cover the cost of building or improving schools due to increased student population.
Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL): A state agency that manages lands set aside for native Hawaiians under the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify how DHHL will cover costs previously covered by school impact fees.
It is unclear if this exemption applies to all types of housing developed by DHHL or only specific projects for Hawaiian Homes beneficiaries.
The effective date of July 1, 3000 appears to be a placeholder and needs clarification.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

HD1

Hawaii published version HD1

Plain English: This amendment adds a new exemption to school impact fees for housing developed by the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands.

Adds an exemption (subsection (6)) for any form of housing developed by the department of Hawaiian home lands for use by beneficiaries of the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920.

The amendment specifies a future effective date of July 1, 3000, which seems unusual and may be an error or placeholder.
It is unclear why this specific exemption was added without addressing other potential issues with school impact fees.

Bill History

2025-12-08 D
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
2025-03-20 S
The committee on HOU deferred the measure.
2025-03-20 S
The committee(s) on HWN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in HWN were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Richards, Ihara, Keohokalole, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) San Buenaventura ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
2025-03-20 S
The committee on EDU deferred the measure.
2025-03-18 S
The committee(s) on EDU/HWN/HOU has scheduled a public hearing on 03-20-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.
2025-03-18 S
Public notice requirement waived pursuant to Senate Rule 21.
2025-03-11 S
Re-Referred to EDU/HWN/HOU, WAM.
2025-03-04 S
Referred to HWN/HOU, WAM.
2025-03-04 S
Passed First Reading.
2025-03-04 S
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 145).
2025-02-28 H
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4). Transmitted to Senate.
2025-02-28 H
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 937), recommending passage on Third Reading.
2025-02-24 H
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Alcos, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.
2025-02-21 H
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Monday, 02-24-25 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-02-14 H
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Matayoshi, Poepoe, Ward excused (4).
2025-02-14 H
Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 728), recommending referral to FIN.
2025-02-11 H
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Shimizu; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Hashem.
2025-02-07 H
Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 02-11-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-02-03 H
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2).
2025-02-03 H
Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 41) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
2025-01-28 H
The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, La Chica, Amato, Evslin, Garrett, Kapela, Kila, Olds, Sayama, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
2025-01-24 H
Bill scheduled to be heard by EDN on Tuesday, 01-28-25 2:00PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-01-23 H
Referred to EDN, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 3
2025-01-23 H
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
2025-01-21 H
Pending introduction.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO SCHOOL IMPACT FEES.
DHHL; School Impact Fees; Education; Housing
Exempts housing developed by the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands from school impact fees. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Current Bill Text

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HB1088

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

1088

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING
TO SCHOOL IMPACT FEES
.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

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SECTION 1.
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Section 302A-1603,
Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
amended by amending subsection (b) to read
as follows:

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The following shall be exempt from this
section:

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(1)
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Any form of housing permanently
excluding school-aged children, with necessary covenants or declarations of
restrictions recorded on the property;

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(2)
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Any form of housing that is or will be
paying the transient accommodations tax under chapter 237D;

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(3)
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All nonresidential development;

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(4)
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Any development with an executed
education contribution agreement or other like document with the authority or
the department for the contribution of school sites or payment of fees for
school land or school construction; [
and
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Any form of development by the Hawaii
community development authority pursuant to part XII of chapter 206E[
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and

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(6)
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Any form of housing developed by the
department of Hawaiian home lands for use by beneficiaries of the Hawaiian
Homes Commission Act, 1920, as amended.
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SECTION
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This Act does not affect rights and
duties that matured penalties that were incurred, and proceedings that were
begun before its effective date.

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Statutory material to be repealed is
bracketed and stricken.
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New statutory
material is underscored.

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This Act shall take effect upon its
approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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BY REQUEST

Report Title:

DHHL;
School Impact Fees; Education; Housing

Description:

Exempts
housing developed by the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands from school impact
fees.

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