SCR9 • 2026

URGING THE COUNTIES TO INITIATE A FREEZE ON PRIMARY RESIDENCE PROPERTY TAXES FOR HOMEOWNERS WHO ARE SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER TO CREATE A MORE SECURE FINANCIAL ENVIRONMENT FOR THE IMPACTED POPULATION.

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Sponsor: MORIWAKI, CHANG, DECOITE
Last action: 2026-04-10
Official status: Referred to HSH, ECD, referral sheet 27
Effective date: Not listed

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URGING THE COUNTIES TO INITIATE A FREEZE ON PRIMARY RESIDENCE PROPERTY TAXES FOR HOMEOWNERS WHO ARE SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER TO CREATE A MORE SECURE FINANCIAL ENVIRONMENT FOR THE IMPACTED POPULATION.

What This Bill Does

URGING THE COUNTIES TO INITIATE A FREEZE ON PRIMARY RESIDENCE PROPERTY TAXES FOR HOMEOWNERS WHO ARE SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER TO CREATE A MORE SECURE FINANCIAL ENVIRONMENT FOR THE IMPACTED POPULATION.
Kupuna Caucus; Counties; Property Tax Freeze; Kupuna Property Owners

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Bill History

2026-04-10 H
Referred to HSH, ECD, referral sheet 27
2026-04-08 H
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 425).
2026-04-08 S
Report and Resolution Adopted. Transmitted to House.
2026-04-07 S
One Day Notice 04-08-26.
2026-04-07 S
Reported from EIG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3448) with recommendation of adoption.
2026-03-17 S
The committee(s) on EIG recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in EIG were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Chang, DeCoite, Richards; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.
2026-03-12 S
The committee(s) on EIG has scheduled a public hearing on 03-17-26 3:01PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.
2026-02-13 S
Referred to EIG.
2026-01-28 S
Offered.

Official Summary Text

URGING THE COUNTIES TO INITIATE A FREEZE ON PRIMARY RESIDENCE PROPERTY TAXES FOR HOMEOWNERS WHO ARE SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER TO CREATE A MORE SECURE FINANCIAL ENVIRONMENT FOR THE IMPACTED POPULATION.
Kupuna Caucus; Counties; Property Tax Freeze; Kupuna Property Owners

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SCR9

THE SENATE

S.C.R. NO.

9

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026

STATE OF HAWAII

SENATE CONCURRENT

RESOLUTION

urging the counties to initiate a freeze on primary
residence property taxes for homeowners who are seventy-five YEARS of age and
older TO CREATE A MORE SECURE FINANCIAL ENVIRONMENT for the impacted population
.

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WHEREAS,
Hawaii residents, including kūpuna, many of whom were born and raised in
the State, experience financial challenges that cause them to move out of their
homes; and

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WHEREAS, many
kūpuna own a home, which commonly is the most significant and valuable
financial asset owned by Americans; and

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WHEREAS, as
of 2024, the State has the highest cost-of-living index in the United States,
rated at 179, according to Consumer Affairs; and

WHEREAS, the rising cost of
living and the lack of increases to the fixed income of senior citizens have
caused financial insecurity for kūpuna and their families in the State;
and

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WHEREAS, the
fixed income that many kūpuna rely on has not seen an increase to match
the rising cost of living and nationwide inflation rates, as indicated by the
November 2025 United States Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index
report; and

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WHEREAS,
implementing a freeze on the real property taxes on the primary residence of k
ū
puna homeowners would
significantly improve their ability to remain in their homes and maintain
financial stability; now, therefore,

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BE IT
RESOLVED by the Senate of the Thirty-third Legislature of the State of Hawaii,
Regular Session of 2026, the House of Representatives concurring, that the counties
are urged to initiate a freeze on real property taxes on the primary residence for
homeowners who are seventy-five years of age and older to create a more secure
financial environment for the impacted population; and

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BE IT FURTHER
RESOLVED that this freeze on property taxes be allowed to expire when the
property is sold, transferred, or the tax freeze beneficiary is otherwise no
longer a listed owner of the property; and

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BE IT FURTHER
RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the
Mayors of the Counties of Maui, Hawaii, and Kauai and Mayor of the City and
County of Honolulu and Chairpersons of the County Councils of the Counties of
Maui, Hawaii, Kauai, and the City and County of Honolulu.

OFFERED BY:

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Kupuna
Caucus; Counties; Property Tax Freeze; Kupuna Property Owners