REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND LAND MANAGEMENT OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU TO DEVELOP A COUNTYWIDE HOUSING PATTERN BOOK TO STREAMLINE PERMIT APPROVALS AND REDUCE REGULATORY BARRIERS FOR SAFE, AFFORDABLE, AND WELL-DESIGNED HOMES.
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Introduced
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History
2026
May 8House agrees to Senate amendment(s).Latest
Vote recorded Adopted as amended in SD 1. Result: pass.Lower
May 8Adopted as amended in SD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Hussey, Kong, Quinlan excused (3).Major
May 8Resolution adopted in final form.Major
May 8Received notice of Adoption in House (Hse. Com. No. 891).Minor
May 6One (1) day notice, Friday, 05-08-26.
Apr 24Report and Resolution Adopted, as amended (SD 1). Transmitted to House.Passed 2nd Chamber
Apr 24Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 749) in amended form (SD 1).
Apr 23Reported from EIG/HOU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3896) with recommendation of adoption, as amended (SD 1).
Apr 23One Day Notice 04-24-26.
Apr 16The committee(s) on HOU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HOU were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Chang, Hashimoto, Elefante, Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.Minor
Vote recorded The committee(s) on EIG recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Upper
Vote recorded The committee(s) on HOU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Upper
Apr 16The committee(s) on EIG recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EIG were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Chang, DeCoite; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Richards, Fevella.Minor
Apr 13The committee(s) on EIG/HOU has scheduled a public hearing on 04-16-26 1:30PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
Apr 10Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 556).Minor
Apr 9Adopted with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1).Passed 1st Chamber
Apr 9Transmitted to Senate.
Apr 7The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Morikawa, Belatti, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Poepoe, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Woodson.Minor
Vote recorded The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. Result: pass.Lower
Apr 2Resolution scheduled to be heard by WAL on Tuesday, 04-07-26 10:00AM in conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Apr 1Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1653-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending referral to WAL.
Vote recorded Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on WAL as amended in HD 1. Result: pass.Lower
Apr 1Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on WAL as amended in HD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).Minor
Mar 27The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Miyake, Grandinetti, Kila, Kitagawa, Cochran; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) La Chica, Muraoka, Pierick.Minor
Vote recorded The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Lower
Mar 25Resolution scheduled to be heard by HSG on Friday, 03-27-26 9:30AM in conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Mar 18Referred to HSG, WAL, referral sheet 18Minor