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HB920
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
H.B. NO.
920
THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025
STATE OF HAWAII
A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating
to the hawaii community development authority
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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 the Hawaii
community development authority is tasked with promoting and coordinating
public and private sector community development and planning for the
development of underutilized areas of Hawaii.
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The purpose of this Act is to add
the chairperson of the Hawaiian homes commission or the chairperson
'
s designee to the Hawaii
community development authority.
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SECTION
2
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Section 206E-3,
Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (b) to read as
follows:
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(b)
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The authority shall consist of
the director of finance or the director's designee; the director of
transportation or the director's designee; the director of
business, economic development, and tourism
or the
director's designee; the chairperson of the board of land and natural resources[
;
]
or the chairperson
'
s
designee; the chairperson of the Hawaiian homes commission or the chairperson
'
s designee;
the director
of planning or planning and permitting of each county in which a community
development district is located or the director's designee; a cultural
specialist; an at-large member nominated by the president of the senate; an
at-large member nominated by the speaker of the house of representatives; two
representatives of the Heeia community development district, comprising one
resident of that district or the Koolaupoko district, which consists of
sections 1 through 9 of zone 4 of the first tax map key division, and one owner
of a small business or one officer or director of a nonprofit organization in
the Heeia community development district or Koolaupoko district; two
representatives of the Kalaeloa community development district, comprising one
resident of the Ewa zone (zone 9, sections 1 through 2) or the Waianae zone
(zone 8, sections 1 through 9) of the first tax map key division, and one owner
of a small business or one officer or director of a nonprofit organization in
the Ewa or Waianae zone; two representatives of the Kakaako community
development district, comprising one resident of the district and one owner of
a small business or one officer or director of a nonprofit organization in the
district; and two representatives of the Pulehunui community development
district, consisting of one resident of the island of Maui, and one owner of a small
business or one officer or director of a nonprofit organization on the island
of Maui.
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All members except the director of
finance, director of transportation, county directors of planning or planning
and permitting, director of business, economic development, and tourism,
chairperson of the board of land and natural resources,
chairperson of the
Hawaiian homes commission,
or their respective designees shall be appointed
by the governor pursuant to section 26-34.
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The two at-large members nominated by the president of the senate and
speaker of the house of representatives shall each be invited to serve and
appointed by the governor from a list of three nominees submitted for each
position by the nominating authority specified in this subsection.
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The president of the senate and the
speaker of the house of representatives shall each submit a list of six
nominees for each district to the governor to fill the two district
representative positions for each community development district.
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For each community development district, the
governor shall appoint one member from a list of nominees submitted by the
president of the senate and one member from a list of nominees submitted by the
speaker of the house of representatives, and of the two appointees, one shall
meet the district residency requirement and one shall meet the district small
business owner or nonprofit organization officer or director requirement.
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The authority shall be organized and
shall exercise jurisdiction as follows:
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(1)
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For matters
affecting the Heeia community development district, the following members shall
be considered in determining quorum and majority and shall be eligible to vote:
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(A)
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The director of
finance or the director's designee;
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(B)
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The director of
transportation or the director's designee;
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(C)
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The director of
business, economic development, and tourism or the director's designee;
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(D)
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The director of
planning and permitting for the county in which the Heeia community development
district is located or the director's designee;
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(E)
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The
cultural specialist;
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(F)
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The
two at-large members; and
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(G)
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The
two representatives of the Heeia community development district;
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(2)
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For matters
affecting the Kalaeloa community development district, the following members
shall be considered in determining quorum and majority and shall be eligible to
vote:
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(A)
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The director of
finance or the director's designee;
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(B)
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The director of
transportation or the director's designee;
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(C)
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The director of
business, economic development, and tourism or the director's designee;
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(D)
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The director of
planning and permitting for the county in which the Kalaeloa community
development district is located or the director's designee;
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(E)
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The
chairperson of the Hawaiian homes commission or the chairperson's designee;
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[
(E)
]
(F)
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The cultural specialist
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[
(F)
]
(G)
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The two at-large members; and
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[
(G)
]
(H)
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The two representatives of the Kalaeloa community development district;
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(3)
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For matters
affecting the Kakaako community development district, the following members
shall be considered in determining quorum and majority and shall be eligible to
vote:
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(A)
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The director of
finance or the director's designee;
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(B)
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The director of
transportation or the director's designee;
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(C)
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The director of
business, economic development, and tourism or the director's designee;
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(D)
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The director of
planning and permitting for the county in which the Kakaako community
development district is located or the director's designee;
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(E)
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The
cultural specialist;
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(F)
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The
two at-large members; and
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(G)
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The
two representatives of the Kakaako community development district; and
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(4)
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For matters
affecting the Pulehunui community development district, the following members
shall be considered in determining quorum and majority and shall be eligible to
vote:
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(A)
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The director of
finance or the director's designee;
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(B)
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The director of
transportation or the director's designee;
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(C)
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The director of
business, economic development, and tourism or the director's designee;
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(D)
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The director of
planning for the county in which the Pulehunui community development district
is located or the director's designee;
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(E)
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The chairperson of the
board of land and natural resources or the chairperson's designee;
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(F)
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The
cultural specialist;
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(G)
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The two at-large
members; and
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(H)
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The two
representatives of the Pulehunui community development district.
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In the event of a vacancy, a member shall be
appointed to fill the vacancy in the same manner as the original appointment
within thirty days of the vacancy or within ten days of the senate's rejection
of a previous appointment, as applicable.
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The terms of the director of finance; director of
transportation; county directors of planning
or planning
and permitting;
director of business, economic development, and tourism; [
and
]
chairperson
of the board of land and natural resources;
and chairperson of the Hawaiian
homes commission;
or their respective
designees shall run concurrently with each official's term of office.
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The terms of the appointed voting members
shall be for four years, commencing on July 1 and expiring on June 30.
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The governor shall provide for staggered
terms of the initially appointed voting members so that the initial terms of
four members selected by lot shall be for two years, the initial terms of four
members selected by lot shall be for three years, and the initial terms of the
remaining three members shall be for four years.
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The governor may remove or suspend for cause any
member after due notice and public hearing.
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Notwithstanding section 92-15, a majority of all
eligible voting members as specified in this subsection shall constitute a
quorum to do business, and the concurrence of a majority of all eligible voting
members as specified in this subsection shall be necessary to make any action
of the authority valid.
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All members
shall continue in office until their respective successors have been appointed
and qualified.
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Except as herein provided,
no member appointed under this subsection shall be an officer or employee of
the State or its political subdivisions.
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For purposes
of this section, "small business" means a business that is
independently owned and that is not dominant in its field of operation.
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SECTION 3.
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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 4.
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This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
INTRODUCED BY:
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Report Title:
Hawaii
Community Development Authority; Hawaiian Homes Commission; Kalaeloa Community
Development District
Description:
Adds the Chairperson
of the Hawaiian Homes Commission or the Chairperson's designee to the Hawaii
Community Development Authority.
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Considers the Chairperson in determining quorum and majority and makes
the Chairperson eligible to vote on
matters affecting the Kalaeloa
Community Development District
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