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SB2071 • 2026

RELATING TO HOUSING.

RELATING TO HOUSING.

Housing
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Sponsor
CHANG, FEVELLA, HASHIMOTO, RICHARDS
Last action
2026-02-17
Official status
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
Effective date
Not listed

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RELATING TO HOUSING.

RELATING TO HOUSING.

What This Bill Does

  • RELATING TO HOUSING.
  • HHFDC; Housing; Rent-to-Own Program; Fee Simple; Leasehold; Option Period Clarifies that the dwelling units eligible for the Rent-to-Own Program shall be units that are for sale in fee simple or leasehold on non-ceded state or county land under a lease with an initial term of not less than 99 years.
  • Replaces the five-year period during which the sales price of a rent-to-own dwelling unit shall remain fixed with an option period established by the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation.
  • Effective 7/1/2050.

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SD1

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Hawaii published version SD1

Plain English: SB2071 SD1 THE SENATE S.B.

  • SB2071 SD1 THE SENATE S.B.
  • NO.
  • 2071 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026 S.D.
  • 1 STATE OF HAWAII A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HOUSING .

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-17 S

    Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.

  2. 2026-02-17 S

    Reported from HOU/CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2282) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

  3. 2026-02-03 S

    The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, Lamosao, McKelvey, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

  4. 2026-02-03 S

    The committee(s) on HOU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HOU were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Chang, Hashimoto, Elefante, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Rhoads.

  5. 2026-01-30 S

    The committee(s) on HOU/CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-03-26 9:31AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  6. 2026-01-22 S

    Referred to HOU/CPN, WAM.

  7. 2026-01-21 S

    Introduced and passed First Reading.

  8. 2026-01-14 S

    Pending Introduction.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO HOUSING.
HHFDC; Housing; Rent-to-Own Program; Fee Simple; Leasehold; Option Period
Clarifies that the dwelling units eligible for the Rent-to-Own Program shall be units that are for sale in fee simple or leasehold on non-ceded state or county land under a lease with an initial term of not less than 99 years. Replaces the five-year period during which the sales price of a rent-to-own dwelling unit shall remain fixed with an option period established by the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

Current Bill Text

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SB2071

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

2071

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING
TO HOUSING
.

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

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SECTION
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Section 201H-181, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
amended by amending its title and by amending subsections (a) and (b) to read
as follows:

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Rent-to-own program.
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(a)
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The corporation may establish a rent-to-own
program under which dwelling units that are for sale
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(1)
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In
fee simple; or

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(2)
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Leasehold
on state or county land under a lease having an initial term of not less than
ninety-nine years,

may be
rented to program participants.
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Under
this program, the corporation shall credit a portion of the rent received
toward the purchase of the unit.

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(b)
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The sales price shall be established at the beginning of the rental term
and shall remain fixed for the first [
five
]
ten
years after the
rental agreement is executed.
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During
this period, the participant shall have the option of purchasing the unit at
the designated sales price.
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If the
participant does not elect to purchase the unit within the [
five-year
]
ten-year

period, the renter shall forfeit the right to continue living in the unit and
the unit shall be made available to another purchaser or renter."

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SECTION 2.
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This Act does not affect rights and duties that matured, penalties that
were incurred, and proceedings that were begun before its effective date.

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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 on July 1, 2050.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Housing;
Rent-to-Own Program; Fee Simple; Leasehold

Description:

Clarifies
that the dwelling units eligible for the Rent-to-Own Program shall be units
that are for sale in fee simple or leasehold on state or county land under a
lease with an initial term of not less than 99 years.
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Increases the time period that the sales
price of the dwelling units under the Rent-to Own Program shall remain fixed
from 5 years to 10 years after the rental agreement is executed.
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Effective 7/1/2050.

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