SB2232 • 2026

RELATING TO A TINY HOME GRANT PILOT PROGRAM.

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Sponsor: CHANG, FEVELLA, SAN BUENAVENTURA, Moriwaki, Wakai
Last action: 2026-02-19
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 A TINY HOME GRANT PILOT PROGRAM.

What This Bill Does

RELATING TO A TINY HOME GRANT PILOT PROGRAM.
HHFDC; Tiny Home Grant Pilot Program; Tiny Home Villages; Report; Position; Appropriation ($) Establishes a three-year Tiny Home Grant Pilot Program within the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation.
Requires counties and nonprofit organizations that are awarded a grant to submit an annual report to the HHFDC.
Requires a report to the Legislature.

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SD1

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Plain English: SB2232 SD1 THE SENATE S.B.

SB2232 SD1 THE SENATE S.B.
NO.
2232 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026 S.D.
1 STATE OF HAWAII A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO A TINY HOME GRANT PILOT PROGRAM .

Bill History

2026-02-19 S
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
2026-02-19 S
Reported from HOU/EIG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2457) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
2026-02-05 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, Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.
2026-02-05 S
The committee(s) on EIG recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EIG were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Chang, Richards; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite, Fevella.
2026-02-02 S
The committee(s) on HOU/EIG has scheduled a public hearing on 02-05-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
2026-01-26 S
Referred to HOU/EIG, WAM.
2026-01-21 S
Introduced and passed First Reading.
2026-01-14 S
Pending Introduction.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO A TINY HOME GRANT PILOT PROGRAM.
HHFDC; Tiny Home Grant Pilot Program; Tiny Home Villages; Report; Position; Appropriation ($)
Establishes a three-year Tiny Home Grant Pilot Program within the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation. Requires counties and nonprofit organizations that are awarded a grant to submit an annual report to the HHFDC. Requires a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds and establishes a position. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

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SB2232

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

2232

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating
to a tiny home grant pilot program
.

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

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SECTION 1.
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(a)
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There is established a three-year tiny home grant
pilot program within the Hawaii housing finance and development corporation to
provide financial support for tiny home villages as a housing solution.

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(b)
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The Hawaii housing finance and development corporation shall award
grants to a county or qualified nonprofit organization that builds sustainable
tiny home villages with shared community resources; provided that the
corporation shall prioritize projects that provide housing for kupuna,
low-income families, native Hawaiian beneficiaries, and individuals
experiencing homelessness.

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To be eligible for a grant, a tiny home village shall include:

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(1)
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Private
sleeping units between one hundred twenty and four hundred square feet;

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(2)
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Shared
kitchens, bathrooms, and laundry facilities;

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(3)
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Community
spaces and gardens; and

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Renewable
energy features, including solar energy and rainwater catchment systems.

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(d)
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A county or nonprofit organization that is awarded a grant to build a
tiny home village shall submit an annual report to the Hawaii housing finance
and development corporation on village outcomes, detailing occupancy rates,
costs, and resident well-being.

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(e)
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The Hawaii housing finance and development corporation may seek matching
funds from local nonprofit organizations and private partners.

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(f)
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The
Hawaii housing finance and development corporation shall submit a report of its
findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation, to the
legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the regular
session of
2030.
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The report shall include:

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(1)
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A
statewide evaluation of the tiny home grant pilot program; and

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(2)
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Recommendations
on whether the tiny home grant pilot program should be expanded.

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SECTION 2.
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There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii
the sum of $10,000,000 or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year
2026-2027 for the tiny home grant pilot program.

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The sum appropriated shall be expended by
the Hawaii housing finance and development corporation for the purposes of this
Act.

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SECTION 3.
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This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2050.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

HHFDC;
Tiny Home Grant Pilot Program; Tiny Home Villages; Report; Appropriation

Description:

Establishes
a three-year Tiny Home Grant Pilot Program within the Hawaii Housing Finance
and Development Corporation.
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Requires
counties and nonprofit organizations that are awarded a grant to submit an
annual report to the HHFDC.
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Requires a
report to the Legislature.
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Appropriates
funds.
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Effective 7/1/2050.

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