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SB1112
THE SENATE
S.B. NO.
1112
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 to plan for the development
of underutilized areas of the State.
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The
purpose of this Act is to include the chairperson of the Hawaiian homes
commission or the chairperson's designee in the membership of 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[
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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)
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(F)
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The cultural specialist;
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(F)
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(G)
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The two at-large members; and
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[
(G)
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(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 chairperson of the Hawaiian
homes commission or the chairperson's designee;
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(E)
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(F)
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The cultural specialist;
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[
(F)
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(G)
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The two at-large members; and
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[
(G)
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(H)
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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:
HCDA;
Hawaiian Homes Commission; Chairperson
Description:
Amends
the membership of the Hawaii Community Development Authority to include the
Chairperson of the Hawaiian Homes Commission or the Chairperson's designee.
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