SB1393 • 2026

RELATING TO THE USE OF PUBLIC LANDS.

Education

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Sponsor: KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party)
Last action: 2026-03-20
Official status: Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 409).
Effective date: Not listed

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RELATING TO THE USE OF PUBLIC LANDS.

What This Bill Does

RELATING TO THE USE OF PUBLIC LANDS.
DOE; SFA; Public Lands Transfer Requires the School Facilities Authority to consult with the Department of Education and other impacted departments or agencies before the conveyance of ownership rights or lease of lands to the School Facilities Authority.
Repeals the requirement that the Department of Education transfer title to lands it holds upon request of the School Facilities Authority.
Effective 7/1/3000.

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HD1

Hawaii published version HD1

Plain English: SB1393 HD1 THE SENATE S.B.

SB1393 HD1 THE SENATE S.B.
NO.
1393 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025 S.D.
1 STATE OF HAWAII H.D.

HD2

Hawaii published version HD2

Plain English: SB1393 HD2 THE SENATE S.B.

SB1393 HD2 THE SENATE S.B.
NO.
1393 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025 S.D.
1 STATE OF HAWAII H.D.

HD3

Hawaii published version HD3

Plain English: SB1393 HD3 THE SENATE S.B.

SB1393 HD3 THE SENATE S.B.
NO.
1393 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025 S.D.
1 STATE OF HAWAII H.D.

SD1

Hawaii published version SD1

Plain English: SB1393 SD1 THE SENATE S.B.

SB1393 SD1 THE SENATE S.B.
NO.
1393 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025 S.D.
1 STATE OF HAWAII A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE USE OF PUBLIC LANDS.

Bill History

2026-03-20 H
Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 409).
2026-03-20 S
Senate Conferee(s) discharged.
2025-12-08 D
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
2025-04-16 H
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 809).
2025-04-16 S
Senate Conferees Appointed: Kidani Chair; Kanuha, Kim, DeCorte.
2025-04-08 H
Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 774).
2025-04-08 S
Senate disagrees with House amendments.
2025-04-08 S
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 608).
2025-04-04 H
Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 3 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
2025-04-02 H
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Friday, 04-04-25.
2025-04-02 H
Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1762) as amended in HD 3, recommending passage on Third Reading.
2025-03-27 H
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.
2025-03-25 H
Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 03-27-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-03-21 H
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on JHA as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Garrett, Kapela, Kitagawa, Ward excused (5).
2025-03-21 H
Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1482) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to JHA.
2025-03-18 H
The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Lamosao, Belatti, Iwamoto, Morikawa, Poepoe, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Ichiyama, Woodson.
2025-03-14 H
Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Tuesday, 03-18-25 10:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-03-14 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 Representative(s) Cochran, Holt, Iwamoto, Ward excused (4).
2025-03-14 H
Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1216) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to WAL.
2025-03-11 H
The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, La Chica, Amato, Evslin, Garrett, Kapela, Kila, Olds, Sayama, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Muraoka.
2025-03-07 H
Bill scheduled to be heard by EDN on Tuesday, 03-11-25 2:00PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-03-04 H
Referred to EDN, WAL, JHA, referral sheet 18
2025-02-28 H
Pass First Reading
2025-02-27 H
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 34) in amended form (SD 1).
2025-02-27 S
Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
2025-02-19 S
48 Hrs. Notice 02-27-25.
2025-02-19 S
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1).
2025-02-19 S
Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 700) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
2025-02-03 S
The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDU were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kidani, Kim, Hashimoto, Kanuha, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
2025-01-31 S
The committee(s) on EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 02-03-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
2025-01-27 S
Referred to EDU.
2025-01-23 S
Introduced and passed First Reading.
2025-01-21 S
Pending Introduction.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO THE USE OF PUBLIC LANDS.
DOE; SFA; Public Lands Transfer
Requires the School Facilities Authority to consult with the Department of Education and other impacted departments or agencies before the conveyance of ownership rights or lease of lands to the School Facilities Authority. Repeals the requirement that the Department of Education transfer title to lands it holds upon request of the School Facilities Authority. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD3)

Current Bill Text

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SB1393

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

1393

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING TO THE USE OF PUBLIC LANDS.

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 requiring the school facilities authority to consult
with the department of education ensures that any decision to transfer or lease
state lands to the school facilities authority reflects a collaborative process
with the overseeing department.
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This
consultation requirement further ensures that any transfer or lease agreement
aligns with the department of education's operational goals and long-term
strategic planning.
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Incorporating this
consultation requirement further ensures a more transparent and balanced
approach to land management for public benefit.

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The legislature further finds that, by
requiring the school facilities authority to consult with the department of
education and other impacted departments or agencies prior to initiating or
requesting any land transfers, the department of education or other impacted
department or agency, as the entity most familiar with the land use and
requirements under its jurisdiction, will have the opportunity to fully assess
the impacts of transferring control and ownership.
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The department of education's or other impacted
department's or agency's assessment can then be shared with the school
facilities authority for consideration.
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The requirement for the school facilities authority to consult with the
department of education will prevent any unintentional disruption of the
department of education's exclusive and primary mission to provide student
learning and achievement.

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The purpose of this Act is to promote a
practical, balanced, and cooperative approach to state land management by
requiring consultation with the department of education or other impacted
department or agency before any transfer or lease of land or property owned or
occupied by the department of education or other impacted department or agency
to the school facilities authority.
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This
amendment ensures that the school facilities authority's land use decisions
align with the department of education's operational and strategic goals.

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SECTION 2.
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Section 302A-1705, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending
subsection (a) to read as follows:

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"(a)
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If state lands, other than public lands, under the control and
management of another department or agency
,
are [
required
]
identified

by the authority for purposes of this chapter, the
authority shall consult
with the
department or agency having control and management of the [
required
]

identified
lands, [
upon a request by the authority
] and
,

with the approval of the governor,
the impacted department or agency
shall
convey title or lease those
identified
lands
, or an agreed upon
portion thereof,
to the authority upon terms and conditions as may be
agreed to by the [
parties;
]
impacted department or agency;

provided that at the request of the authority,
and upon consultation with
the department of education,
the department
of education
shall
transfer any
identified
land
or an agreed upon portion thereof,
to
which it holds [
title
]
ownership rights
to the authority[
.
]

upon terms and conditions as may be agreed to by the parties for the
purposes of this chapter.
"

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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:

_____________________________

BY REQUEST

Report Title:

SFA; DOE; Public Lands Transfer

Description:

Requires the School Facilities Authority to consult with the
Department of Education and other impacted departments or agencies prior to the
conveyance of ownership rights or lease of lands to the School Facilities
Authority.

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