HB1718 • 2026

RELATING TO HOUSING.

Housing

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: EVSLIN, AMATO, ILAGAN, KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY, KILA, KUSCH, MARTEN, MATSUMOTO, MIYAKE, MORIKAWA, MURAOKA, REYES ODA, SHIMIZU, SOUZA, TARNAS
Last action: 2026-05-07
Official status: Transmitted to Governor.
Effective date: Not listed

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RELATING TO HOUSING.

What This Bill Does

RELATING TO HOUSING.
HHFDC; Affordable Housing; Mixed-Use Developments; County Powers; Sunset Limits mixed-use developments to transit-oriented developments.
Repeals the sunset date of Act 45, SLH 2024, thereby making permanent the authority of the counties to share in facilitating the development, construction, financing, refinancing, or other provision of mixed-use developments, including low- and moderate-income housing projects, and issue county bonds before 7/1/2033 for this purpose.
(CD1)

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CD1

Hawaii published version CD1

Plain English: HB1718 CD1 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B.

HB1718 CD1 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B.
NO.
1718 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026 H.D.
1 STATE OF HAWAII S.D.

HD1

Hawaii published version HD1

Plain English: HB1718 HD1 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B.

HB1718 HD1 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B.
NO.
1718 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026 H.D.
1 STATE OF HAWAII A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HOUSING .

SD1

Hawaii published version SD1

Plain English: HB1718 SD1 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B.

HB1718 SD1 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B.
NO.
1718 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026 H.D.
1 STATE OF HAWAII S.D.

Bill History

2026-05-08 S
Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).
2026-05-07 H
Transmitted to Governor.
2026-05-06 H
Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).
2026-05-06 H
Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
2026-05-06 S
Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
2026-05-01 S
48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26
2026-05-01 S
Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 117-26).
2026-05-01 H
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.
2026-05-01 H
Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 117-26) as amended in (CD 1).
2026-05-01 H
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Hashem, Miyake, Yamashita, Cochran; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
2026-05-01 S
The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Chang, Wakai, Hashimoto; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
2026-04-30 H
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 05-01-26 10:00AM in conference room 224.
2026-04-29 H
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-30-26 10:00AM in conference room 224.
2026-04-28 H
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-29-26 10:00AM in conference room 224.
2026-04-27 H
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Tuesday 04-28-26 10:05AM in conference room 224.
2026-04-24 H
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Monday 04-27-26 10:05AM in conference room 224.
2026-04-23 H
Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Friday, 04-24-26 10:05AM in conference room 224.
2026-04-20 H
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 713).
2026-04-20 S
Senate Conferees Appointed: Chang Chair; Wakai, Hashimoto Co-Chairs.
2026-04-20 S
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786).
2026-04-20 H
House Conferees Appointed: Evslin, Hashem, Miyake Co-Chairs; Yamashita, Cochran.
2026-04-17 S
Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780).
2026-04-16 H
House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
2026-04-14 H
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 612) in amended form (SD 1).
2026-04-14 S
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
2026-04-10 S
One Day Notice 04-14-26.
2026-04-10 S
Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3709) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
2026-04-09 S
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
2026-04-08 S
Public notice requirement waived pursuant to Senate Rule 21.
2026-04-08 S
The committee on WAM has added the measure to decision making scheduled on 04-09-26 10:55AM; CR 211 & Videoconference.
2026-03-30 S
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
2026-03-30 S
Reported from HOU/EIG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3296) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
2026-03-24 S
The committee(s) on EIG recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EIG were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Chang, DeCoite, Richards, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
2026-03-24 S
The committee(s) on HOU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HOU were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Chang, Hashimoto, Elefante, Rhoads, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
2026-03-19 S
The committee(s) on HOU deferred the measure until 03-24-26 1:06PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
2026-03-19 S
The committee(s) on EIG deferred the measure until 03-24-26 3:02PM; CR 224 & Videoconference.
2026-03-16 S
The committee(s) on HOU/EIG has scheduled a public hearing on 03-19-26 3:02PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.
2026-03-10 S
Referred to HOU/EIG, WAM.
2026-03-06 S
Passed First Reading.
2026-03-06 S
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 42).
2026-03-05 H
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
2026-03-05 H
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 862-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.
2026-03-02 H
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Alcos.
2026-02-27 H
Bill scheduled for decision making on Monday, 03-02-26 10:00AM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-02-27 H
The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 03-02-26.
2026-02-24 H
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 02-27-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-02-19 H
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
2026-02-19 H
Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 538-26), recommending referral to FIN.
2026-02-17 H
The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Morikawa, Belatti, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Woodson, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Poepoe.
2026-02-11 H
Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Tuesday, 02-17-26 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-02-10 H
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on WAL with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
2026-02-09 H
Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 113-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to WAL.
2026-02-04 H
The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Miyake, Cochran, Grandinetti, Kila, La Chica, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Kitagawa.
2026-01-30 H
Bill scheduled to be heard by HSG on Wednesday, 02-04-26 9:00AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-01-26 H
Referred to HSG, WAL, FIN, referral sheet 1
2026-01-21 H
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
2026-01-20 H
Prefiled.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO HOUSING.
HHFDC; Affordable Housing; Mixed-Use Developments; County Powers; Sunset
Limits mixed-use developments to transit-oriented developments. Repeals the sunset date of Act 45, SLH 2024, thereby making permanent the authority of the counties to share in facilitating the development, construction, financing, refinancing, or other provision of mixed-use developments, including low- and moderate-income housing projects, and issue county bonds before 7/1/2033 for this purpose. (CD1)

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HB1718

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

1718

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating
to housing
.

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

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SECTION 1.
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Act 45, Session Laws of Hawaii 2024, is
amended by amending section 4 to read as follows:

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"SECTION 4.
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This Act shall take effect upon its approval,
and shall apply to bond proceeds expended by a county after December 31, 2023[
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and shall be repealed on June 30, 2028; provided that section 46-15.1, Hawaii
Revised Statutes, shall be reenacted in the form in which it read on the day
before the effective date of this Act.
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; provided that the amendments
made to section 46-15.1 by section 2 of this Act shall not be repealed when
that section is reenacted on:

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(1)
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July 1, 2030,
pursuant to:

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(A)
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Section
3 of Act 141, Session Laws of Hawaii 2009, as amended by section 3 of Act 102,
Session Laws of Hawaii 2015, as amended by section 1 of Act 80, Session Laws of
Hawaii 2019, as amended by section 2 of Act 90, Session Laws of Hawaii 2023;
and

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(B)
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Section
3 of Act 98, Session Laws of Hawaii 2012, as amended by section 4 of Act 102,
Session Laws of Hawaii 2012, as amended by section 50 of Act 55, Session Laws
of Hawaii 2016, as amended by section 2 of Act 80, Session Laws of Hawaii 2019,
as amended by section 3 of Act 90, Session Laws of Hawaii 2023; and

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July 1, 2031,
pursuant to section 4 of Act 31, Session Laws of Hawaii 2024.
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SECTION
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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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SECTION 3.
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This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2026.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

HHFDC; Affordable
Housing; County Powers; Sunset

Description:

Repeals the
sunset date of Act 45, Session Laws of Hawaii 2024, thereby making permanent
the authority of the counties to share in facilitating the development,
construction, financing, refinancing, or other provision of mixed-use
developments, including low- and moderate-income housing projects, and issue
county bonds for this purpose.

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