Hawaii bills · 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii HB 225
RELATING TO SQUATTING.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- SAYAMA (Democratic)
- HOLT
- KILA (Democratic)
- MARTEN (Democratic)
- MATAYOSHI (Democratic)
- MIYAKE (Democratic)
- OLDS (Democratic)
- TAKAYAMA (Democratic)
- TAKENOUCHI (Democratic)
- TAM (Democratic)
- TARNAS (Democratic)
- TODD (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Hawaii legislature· description
Establishes a working group within the Department of the Attorney General to study the issue of squatting in Hawaii and provide recommendations. Requires reports to the legislature. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 4:04 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 28, 2025 House | The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
Actions
- Jan 16, 2025 · House
Pending introduction. - Jan 17, 2025 · House
Introduced and Pass First Reading. - Jan 21, 2025 · House
Referred to HSH, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 1 - Jan 24, 2025 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by HSH on Tuesday, 01-28-25 9:00AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Jan 28, 2025 · House
The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Marten, Olds, Amato, Chun, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Takayama, Takenouchi, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Alcos. - Jan 30, 2025 · House
Reported from HSH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA. - Jan 30, 2025 · House
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2). - Jan 31, 2025 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 02-05-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Feb 5, 2025 · House
The committee(s) on JHA recommend(s) that the measure be deferred. - Dec 8, 2025 · Legislature
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.