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SB2270 • 2026

RELATING TO HOUSING.

RELATING TO HOUSING.

Housing
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Sponsor
SAN BUENAVENTURA, CHANG, GABBARD, HASHIMOTO, KANUHA, KIDANI, MCKELVEY, RICHARDS
Last action
2026-01-26
Official status
Referred to EIG/HHS/HOU, JDC.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

RELATING TO HOUSING.

RELATING TO HOUSING.

What This Bill Does

  • RELATING TO HOUSING.
  • Individuals with Disabilities; Access and Functional Needs; Housing Projects; Expedited Permits Includes housing projects for individuals with disabilities and individuals with access and functional needs as eligible projects to apply for expedited permits.
  • Effective 7/2/2026.
  • Repeals on 6/30/2031.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-01-26 S

    Referred to EIG/HHS/HOU, JDC.

  2. 2026-01-21 S

    Introduced and passed First Reading.

  3. 2026-01-15 S

    Pending Introduction.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO HOUSING.
Individuals with Disabilities; Access and Functional Needs; Housing Projects; Expedited Permits
Includes housing projects for individuals with disabilities and individuals with access and functional needs as eligible projects to apply for expedited permits. Effective 7/2/2026. Repeals on 6/30/2031.

Current Bill Text

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SB2270

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

2270

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
1
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Section 46-90,
Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending its title and subsection (a) to
read as follows:

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Expedited permits; single-family [
and
]
;

multi-family
; individuals with disabilities and individuals with access and
functional needs;
housing [
project
]
projects;
permit
applications; review time eligibility.
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(a)
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Permit applications for
single-family and multi-family housing projects
and housing projects for
individuals with disabilities and individuals with access and functional needs

in each county shall be eligible for an expedited permit approval pursuant to
this section.

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For purposes of this subsection:

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"Disability" has the
same meaning as in section 515-2.

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"Individual with access and
functional needs" means a person who, whether temporarily or permanently,
may require additional assistance, accommodations, support, or modifications to
access, use, or benefit from programs, services, or facilities due to needs in
functional areas such as maintaining health, independence, communication,
transportation, support services, self-determination, or medical care.
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"Individual with access and functional
needs" includes those:

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(1)
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Who are
sixty-two years of age or older;

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(2)
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With limited
English proficiency;

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(3)
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With limited
access to transportation; and

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(4)
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With limited
financial resources.
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SECTION 2.
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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 3.
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This Act shall take effect on July 2, 2026,
and shall be repealed on June 30, 2031.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Individuals
with Disabilities; Access and Functional Needs; Housing Projects; Expedited
Permits

Description:

Includes
housing projects for individuals with disabilities and individuals with access
and functional needs as eligible projects to apply for expedited permits.
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Effective 7/2/2026.
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Repeals on 6/30/2031.

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