HB1907 • 2026

RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.

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Sponsor: SOUZA, IWAMOTO
Last action: 2026-01-28
Official status: Referred to TRN, FIN, referral sheet 3
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not specify the exact amount of money appropriated or provide details on how the transfer will affect local governance.

Makakilo Drive Extension Transfer Act

This bill requires the City and County of Honolulu to transfer its authority to build a new Makakilo Drive extension to the State Department of Transportation, and appropriates funds for this project.

What This Bill Does

Transfers the City and County of Honolulu's authority to construct a new roadway extending Makakilo Drive to Kualakai Parkway to the State Department of Transportation.
Appropriates money from the general revenues of Hawaii to fund the planning and construction of the new roadway.

Who It Names or Affects

The City and County of Honolulu
The State Department of Transportation

Terms To Know

Appropriation: Money set aside by the government for a specific purpose, in this case to build Makakilo Drive extension.

Limits and Unknowns

The exact amount of money appropriated is not specified in the bill.
It's unclear how this transfer will affect local governance over transportation infrastructure within Honolulu.

Bill History

2026-01-28 H
Referred to TRN, FIN, referral sheet 3
2026-01-26 H
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
2026-01-23 H
Pending introduction.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
Department of Transportation; City and County of Honolulu; Makakilo Drive Extension; Appropriation ($)
Requires the City and County of Honolulu to transfer to the State the City and County of Honolulu's authority to construct a Makakilo Drive extension. Appropriates moneys.

Current Bill Text

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HB1907

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

1907

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating
to transportation
.

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

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SECTION 1.
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The city and
county of Honolulu shall transfer to the State the city and county of
Honolulu's authority to construct a new roadway extending Makakilo drive to
Kualakai parkway.

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SECTION 2.
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All appropriations, records, equipment, machines, files, supplies,
contracts, books, papers, documents, maps, other personal property, or real
property heretofore made, used, acquired, or held by the city and county of
Honolulu relating to the functions transferred to the department of
transportation shall be transferred with the functions to which they relate.

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SECTION 3.
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There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii
the sum of $
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or so much thereof as may be necessary for
fiscal year 2026-2027
to be deposited into the state
highway fund.

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SECTION
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There is appropriated out of the
state highway fund the sum of $
or so much thereof as may be necessary
for fiscal year 2026-2027 for
planning and construction of a new roadway extending

Makakilo drive to Kualakai parkway.

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The
sum appropriated shall be expended by the department of transportation for the
purposes of this Act.

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SECTION 5.
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This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2026.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Department
of Transportation; City and County of Honolulu; Makakilo Drive Extension;
Appropriation

Description:

Requires
the City and County of Honolulu to transfer to the State the City and County of
Honolulu's authority to construct a Makakilo Drive extension.
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Appropriates moneys.

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