SB489 • 2026

RELATING TO TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT.

Active

The official status still shows this bill as active or still awaiting another formal step.

Sponsor: CHANG
Last action: 2026-01-21
Official status: Re-Referred to WLA, WAM.
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 TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT.

What This Bill Does

RELATING TO TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT.
Hawaii Community Development Authority; Transit-oriented Development Infrastructure Improvement Districts; Environmental Impact Statements Requires the Hawaii Community Development Authority to prepare environmental impact statements for the Iwilei/Kapalama and University of Hawaii West Oahu transit-oriented development infrastructure improvement districts on the island of Oahu.

Limits and Unknowns

This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

2026-01-21 S
Re-Referred to WLA, WAM.
2025-12-08 D
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
2025-01-21 S
Referred to WTL, WAM.
2025-01-17 S
Passed First Reading.
2025-01-17 S
Introduced.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT.
Hawaii Community Development Authority; Transit-oriented Development Infrastructure Improvement Districts; Environmental Impact Statements
Requires the Hawaii Community Development Authority to prepare environmental impact statements for the Iwilei/Kapalama and University of Hawaii West Oahu transit-oriented development infrastructure improvement districts on the island of Oahu.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

SB489

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

489

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating
to transit-oriented development
.

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

����
SECTION
1.
�
(a)
�

The Hawaii community development authority shall prepare environmental
impact statements pursuant to chapter 343, Hawaii Revised Statutes, for the
following transit-oriented development infrastructure improvement districts:

����
(1)
�
The Iwilei/Kapalama district on the island of
Oahu; and

����
(2)
�
The university of Hawaii west Oahu district on
the island of Oahu.

����
(b)
�
In addition to the requirements set forth in
chapter 343, Hawaii Revised Statutes, the environmental impact statements prepared
pursuant to subsection (a) shall analyze the effects of:

����
(1)
�
Any necessary infrastructure improvements to
each transit-oriented development infrastructure improvement district identified
in sections (a)(1) and (2); and

����
(2)
�
Building to the maximum extent of the entire
zoned capacity of each transit-oriented development infrastructure improvement district
identified in sections (a)(1) and (2).

����
(c)
�
As used in this section:

����
"Environmental
impact statement" has the same meaning as in section 343-2, Hawaii Revised
Statutes.

����
"Transit-oriented
development infrastructure improvement district" has the same meaning as
in section 206E-242, Hawaii Revised Statutes.

����
SECTION 2.
�
This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

_____________________________

Report Title:

Hawaii
Community Development Authority;
Transit-oriented Development
Infrastructure Improvement Districts;
Environmental
Impact Statements

Description:

Requires
the Hawaii Community Development Authority to prepare environmental impact
statements for the Iwilei/Kapalama and University of Hawaii West Oahu transit-oriented
development infrastructure improvement districts on the island of Oahu.

The summary description
of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is
not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.