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HB39 • 2026

RELATING TO LAND USE.

RELATING TO LAND USE.

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Sponsor
HASHEM
Last action
2025-12-08
Official status
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on how the rules about land use will be changed or which sections of the Hawaii Revised Statutes will be amended.

Rules About Land Use

This law aims to update the rules related to how land can be used in Hawaii.

What This Bill Does

  • Amends the Hawaii Revised Statutes to conform with the purpose of this Act.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People who own or want to use land in Hawaii
  • Government agencies that manage land

Terms To Know

Land Use
How people can use different types of land, like for homes, farms, or parks.
Hawaii Revised Statutes
The official book of laws in Hawaii that this bill will change.

Limits and Unknowns

  • Does not provide specific details about how land use rules are changed.
  • It is unclear exactly which parts of the law will be updated or what changes they will make.

Bill History

  1. 2025-12-08 D

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

  2. 2025-01-21 H

    Referred to WAL, referral sheet 1

  3. 2025-01-16 H

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

  4. 2025-01-10 H

    Prefiled.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO LAND USE.
Land Use; Short Form
Short form bill relating to land use.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text
HB39

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

39

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating
to LAND USE
.

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

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The purpose of this Act is to
effectuate the title of this Act.

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The Hawaii Revised Statutes is amended
to conform to the purpose of this Act.

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This Act shall take effect upon its
approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Land Use;
Short Form

Description:

Short
form bill relating to land use.

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