Hawaii bills · 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii HB 826
RELATING TO HOUSING.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- EVSLIN (Democratic)
- HOLT
- KAHALOA (Democratic)
- KAPELA (Democratic)
- KILA (Democratic)
- KUSCH (Democratic)
- LAMOSAO (Democratic)
- MIYAKE (Democratic)
- SOUZA (Republican)
- TARNAS (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Hawaii legislature· description
Authorizes a county planning commission, by special permit, to permit land uses exclusively providing residential housing for purposes of agricultural workforce housing, long-term rental, or workforce fee simple ownership in an agricultural district, under certain conditions. Repeals 6/30/2035. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 8:07 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 2025 House | The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Feb 12, 2025 House | The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
Actions
- Jan 21, 2025 · House
Pending introduction. - Jan 23, 2025 · House
Introduced and Pass First Reading. - Jan 23, 2025 · House
Referred to HSG, JHA, referral sheet 3 - Feb 6, 2025 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by HSG on Wednesday, 02-12-25 9:00AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Feb 12, 2025 · House
The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Miyake, Grandinetti, Kila, Kitagawa, La Chica, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran. - Feb 14, 2025 · House
Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 760) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA. - Feb 14, 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, Matayoshi, Poepoe, Ward excused (4). - Feb 21, 2025 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 02-26-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Feb 26, 2025 · House
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Hashem, Takayama, Todd; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Belatti, Garcia; 3 Noes: Representative(s) Poepoe, Perruso, Shimizu; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Kahaloa. - Feb 28, 2025 · House
Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1163) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading. - Feb 28, 2025 · House
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-04-25. - Mar 4, 2025 · House
Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Amato, Belatti, Garcia, Grandinetti, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Perruso, Poepoe voting no (2) and Representative(s) Pierick, Ward excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. - Mar 6, 2025 · Senate
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 290). - Mar 6, 2025 · Senate
Passed First Reading. - Mar 6, 2025 · Senate
Referred to HOU/WTL, JDC. - Mar 11, 2025 · Senate
Re-Referred to WTL/HOU, JDC. - Mar 12, 2025 · Senate
The committee(s) on WTL/HOU has scheduled a public hearing on 03-18-25 1:05PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference. - Mar 18, 2025 · Senate
The committee on WTL deferred the measure. - Mar 18, 2025 · Senate
The committee on HOU deferred the measure. - Dec 8, 2025 · Legislature
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session. - Feb 2, 2026 · Senate
Re-Referred to WLA/HOU, JDC.