Hawaii 2025 Regular Session All Bills
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB735
Introduced
1/21/25
Refer
1/21/25
Report Pass
2/5/25
Refer
2/5/25
Report Pass
2/13/25
Refer
2/13/25
Report Pass
2/27/25
Engrossed
2/27/25
Refer
3/4/25
Report Pass
3/19/25
Refer
3/19/25
Report Pass
4/2/25
Report Pass
4/25/25
Report Pass
4/25/25
Enrolled
5/1/25
Allows an individual wastewater system to serve up to five bedrooms, regardless of the number of dwellings, dwelling units, or accessory units, whether attached or detached, with certain exclusions. (CD1)
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB736
Introduced
1/21/25
Refer
1/21/25
Report Pass
2/4/25
Refer
2/4/25
Report Pass
2/13/25
Refer
2/13/25
Report Pass
2/27/25
Engrossed
2/27/25
Refer
3/4/25
Report Pass
3/21/25
Refer
3/21/25
Report Pass
4/1/25
Refer
4/14/25
Report Pass
4/25/25
Report Pass
4/25/25
Enrolled
5/1/25
Establishes and appropriates funds for fiscal year 2025-2026 for a three-year new wastewater system and individual wastewater system technology testing pilot program within the University of Hawaii Water Resources Research Center. Requires interim and final reports to the Legislature. (CD1)
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB737
Introduced
1/21/25
Refer
1/21/25
Refer
1/27/25
Report Pass
2/6/25
Refer
2/6/25
Redefines "historic property" with respect to the State Historic Preservation Program. Deletes the requirement for an application for a proposed project on an existing privately-owned single-family detached dwelling unit to have a historic preservation review if the unit or townhouse is over fifty years old.
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB738
Introduced
1/21/25
Refer
1/21/25
Refer
1/27/25
Report Pass
2/6/25
Refer
2/6/25
Report Pass
2/13/25
Refer
2/13/25
Creates a process for expediting the review of majority-residential mixed-use transit-oriented development or residential transit-oriented development on certain parcels within county-designated transit-oriented development zones that have a low risk of affecting historically significant resources. Authorizes lead agencies, including county governments, to make determinations on the potential effects of a project. Creates a ninety-day limit, or thirty-day if no historic property is to be affected, to concur or not concur with project effect determinations. Exempts projects with written concurrence from further review unless there is a change to the project or additional historic properties, aviation artifacts, or burial sites are identified within the project area. Establishes notice and reporting requirements if there is a change to the project or additional historic properties, aviation artifacts, or burial sites are identified within the project area after the initial written concurrence. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB739
Introduced
1/21/25
Refer
1/21/25
Report Pass
2/3/25
Refer
2/3/25
Report Pass
2/14/25
Refer
2/14/25
Report Pass
2/28/25
Engrossed
3/4/25
Refer
3/6/25
Establishes the Kamaaina Homes Program to provide funding to the counties to purchase voluntary deed restrictions from eligible homeowners or homebuyers. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB74
Introduced
1/16/25
Refer
1/21/25
Short form bill relating to housing.
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB740
Introduced
1/21/25
Refer
1/21/25
Report Pass
2/3/25
Refer
2/3/25
Report Pass
2/13/25
Refer
2/13/25
Report Pass
2/28/25
Engrossed
3/4/25
Refer
3/6/25
Report Pass
3/20/25
Refer
3/20/25
Report Pass
4/3/25
Establishes the Accessory Dwelling Unit Financing and Deed Restriction Program to allocate funds to the counties for the purchase of equity in an accessory dwelling unit by the State. Specifies eligible homeowners or homebuyers for the Program to finance construction costs, development costs, and non-reoccurring closing costs associated with the construction of an accessory dwelling unit and purchase deed restrictions on the property. Appropriates moneys for infrastructure projects. Sunsets 1/1/2031. Takes effect 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB741
Introduced
1/21/25
Refer
1/21/25
Report Pass
2/6/25
Refer
2/6/25
Report Pass
2/14/25
Refer
2/14/25
Report Pass
2/28/25
Engrossed
3/4/25
Refer
3/6/25
Exempts affordable housing projects that are financed by a nonprofit community development financial institution certified by the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation as utilizing less than a certain amount from the Affordable Homeownership Revolving Fund from prevailing wage provisions. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB742
Introduced
1/21/25
Refer
1/21/25
Report Pass
2/4/25
Refer
2/4/25
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. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB743
Introduced
1/21/25
Refer
1/21/25
Report Pass
2/14/25
Refer
2/14/25
Requires the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development to develop a model that assesses the fiscal impacts of land use development projects and regional infrastructure investments. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB744
Introduced
1/21/25
Refer
1/21/25
Makes the Dwelling Unit Revolving Fund Equity Pilot Program permanent. Allows partial or full repayment of Dwelling Unit Revolving Fund interim loans in the form of unit equity through the Dwelling Unit Revolving Fund Equity Program. Gives preference to projects developed under governmental assistance programs pursuant to section 201H-36(a)(2).
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB745
Introduced
1/21/25
Refer
1/21/25
Report Pass
2/6/25
Refer
2/6/25
Report Pass
2/14/25
Refer
2/14/25
Beginning on the date the International Code Council 2024 suite of published codes is adopted as the Hawaii state building code, makes the most recent Hawaii state building codes adopted by the state building code council supersede all existing county building codes and thereafter allows counties to amend the Hawaii state building code as it applies within their jurisdiction. Repeals the counties' authority to adopt, amend, and update the Hawaii state building codes for their respective county building codes. Effective 1/1/3000. (HD1)
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB746
Introduced
1/21/25
Refer
1/21/25
Appropriates funds to the Department of Education to transition the Red Raider Productions student organization at Kauai High School into a learning center through the Department of Education's learning centers program.
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB747
Introduced
1/21/25
Refer
1/21/25
Allows for the use of natural organic reduction for the treatment and disposal of human remains.
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB748
Introduced
1/21/25
Refer
1/21/25
Prohibits the construction, modification, or expansion of any waste or disposal facility on land that is near or above a significant aquifer as determined by the Department of Health. Reduces the required buffer zone around waste or disposal facilities.