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SB2185
THE SENATE
S.B. NO.
2185
THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026
STATE OF HAWAII
A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating
to the land use commission
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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 State and
counties have separate systems of land use regulations.
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This dual framework creates delays and adds
to the cost of affordable housing development.
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Accordingly,
the purpose of this Act is to expedite the development of affordable housing by
requiring the land use commission, at the request of a county, to reclassify
lands designated for urban growth under a county general or development plan as
being in the urban state land use district.
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SECTION
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Chapter 205, Hawaii Revised Statutes,
is amended by adding a new section to part I to be appropriately designated and
to read as follows:
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Amendments to urban
district boundaries based on county general plan or county development plan.
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(a)
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Notwithstanding sections 205-3.1 and 205-4, upon request of a county,
the commission shall reclassify lands not in the urban district, but that are
designated for urban growth under a county general plan or county development
plan pursuant to section 226-58, as being in the urban district; provided that
the requisite analyses are completed before a request is submitted to the
commission.
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(b)
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To implement the reclassification of lands
described in this section, the county shall submit to the commission a request
to amend the urban district boundary that includes a description and a metes
and bounds map of the affected property.
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Within ninety days of receipt of the request, the commission shall:
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(1)
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Update the boundary lines between
land use districts on the United States Geological Survey quadrangle maps filed
at the commission pursuant to the notice from the county; and
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Notify the county that the
quadrangle maps filed at the commission have been updated in response to the request.
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(c)
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An amendment made to state land use district
boundaries pursuant to this section shall become effective on the day that the
commission notifies the county that the quadrangle maps filed at the commission
have been updated.
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(d)
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The commission shall adopt rules in
accordance with chapter 91 to implement this section.
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SECTION 3.
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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:
LUC;
Counties; County General Plan; State Land Use Urban District Boundaries;
Reclassification
Description:
Requires
the Land Use Commission to reclassify lands that are designated for urban
growth under a county general plan or county development plan as being in the
urban district at the request of the county.
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