Hawaii bills · 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii HB 739
RELATING TO HOUSING.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
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Summary
Official abstract published by the Hawaii legislature· description
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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Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 17, 2026, 8:12 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 2025 House | The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Feb 11, 2025 House | The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Jan 29, 2025 House | The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
Actions
- Jan 17, 2025 · House
Pending introduction. - Jan 21, 2025 · House
Introduced and Pass First Reading. - Jan 21, 2025 · House
Referred to HSG, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 2 - Jan 27, 2025 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by HSG on Wednesday, 01-29-25 9:15AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Jan 29, 2025 · House
The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Miyake, Grandinetti, Kila, Kitagawa, La Chica, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Muraoka; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran. - Feb 3, 2025 · House
Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 54) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA. - Feb 3, 2025 · House
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with Representative(s) Muraoka voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2). - Feb 7, 2025 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 02-11-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Feb 11, 2025 · House
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Garcia; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Hashem. - Feb 14, 2025 · House
Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 693) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN. - Feb 14, 2025 · House
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka, Pierick voting no (3) and Representative(s) Cochran, Matayoshi, Poepoe, Ward excused (4). - Feb 21, 2025 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 02-25-25 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Feb 25, 2025 · House
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Alcos, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Kitagawa, Ward. - Feb 28, 2025 · House
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1120), recommending passage on Third Reading. - Mar 4, 2025 · House
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Pierick, Ward excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. - Mar 6, 2025 · Senate
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 276). - Mar 6, 2025 · Senate
Passed First Reading. - Mar 6, 2025 · Senate
Referred to HOU, WAM. - Mar 7, 2025 · Senate
The committee(s) on HOU has scheduled a public hearing on 03-11-25 1:10PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference. - Mar 11, 2025 · Senate
The committee on HOU deferred the measure. - Dec 8, 2025 · Legislature
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.