HawaiiState agencies would divide work on the Halawa district and stadium
Four Oahu parcels would form the Halawa district, where state agencies would divide stadium, land use, and infrastructure work, with $4 million set aside for the act.
What it does
Four Oahu parcels would make up the Halawa community development district. The state development authority would regulate land use and plan and build the district's infrastructure and public facilities.
The Stadium Authority would oversee the new stadium, related facilities, and nearby area. The state development authority would handle district land use and infrastructure under an agreement between the agencies.
A special fund would collect money for Halawa district work, including revenues, gifts, and landowner assessments. The measure also sets aside $4 million, or as much as needed, in state money for the act in fiscal year 2026–2027.
State and county agencies would consult the development authority and get its recommendation before district projects proceed. Projects involving private partners or covered by authority rules would also need permits.
Argument forClearer project review rules could help state and county agencies learn when they need permits before working with private partners in a district.
Argument againstState control of land use could leave Honolulu plans with less influence over development, even though the state authority must consider nearby county plans.
More detail
The measure describes a four-parcel Halawa district where the Hawaii Community Development Authority would regulate land use and plan and build infrastructure and public facilities. The district would cover Oahu parcels 9-9-003:055, 9-9-003:061, 9-9-003:070, and 9-9-003:071. The authority would prepare a community plan and rules, and development in the district would require its permit. The plan would have to consider county plans for transit-oriented development on nearby land. The measure states that it would take effect July 1, 2026.
The measure describes the Stadium Authority as responsible for the new stadium and surrounding area, while the Hawaii Community Development Authority would handle district land use and infrastructure. These roles cover the Halawa district, including the new stadium, related facilities, and the area around the stadium. The agencies would set out their responsibilities in a memorandum of agreement. The development authority's role would be limited to land use regulation and financing, planning, designing, and building district infrastructure and public facilities. The measure states that it would take effect July 1, 2026.
The measure describes a special fund for Halawa district work and sets aside $4 million, or as much as needed, for the act in fiscal year 2026–2027. The special fund would be used only for purposes of the Halawa district law. The fund would receive district revenues, gifts, grants, government or private contributions, landowner assessments for district operations, and legislative appropriations. The money would come from state general revenues and be spent by the Hawaii Community Development Authority for the act's purposes. The appropriation is for fiscal year 2026–2027. The measure states that it would take effect July 1, 2026.
Public agencies would consult the Hawaii Community Development Authority and receive its recommendation before covered district projects proceed. This applies to state and county agency projects in a designated community development district. Projects done solely by a public agency, including through a contractor acting for it, would not need the authority's permit. Projects done jointly with a private party, or covered by authority rules, would need the necessary permits. The authority would have to provide its recommendation before a covered project proceeds.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Jul 7Act 184, 07/06/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1286).Latest
- Jul 7Act 184, on 07/06/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1286).Became Law
- May 8Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).Minor
- May 8Enrolled to Governor.To Governor
- May 6Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lamosao.Major
- Vote recorded Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1. Result: pass.Lower
- May 6Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Iwamoto, Pierick voting no (2) and Representative(s) Alcos excused (1).Major
- May 6Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).Minor
- May 1Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 11:35 AM; Conference Room 229.
- Vote recorded The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Upper
- May 1Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-26 at 12:45PM in Conference Room 229.
- May 1The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Hashimoto; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite.Minor
- May 1The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Evslin, Todd, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.Minor
- May 1Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 211-26).
- May 148 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26.
- May 1Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 211-26) as amended in (CD 1).
- May 1Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.
- Apr 30Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 879).Minor
- Apr 30Conference committee meeting scheduled for 05-01-26 11:05AM; Conference Room 229.
- Apr 29House Conferees Appointed: Hashem, Evslin, Todd Co-Chairs; Shimizu.
- Apr 22Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 720).Minor
- Apr 21Senate Conferees Appointed: Lee, C. Chairs; DeCoite, Hashimoto Co-Chairs.
- Apr 16Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 678).Minor
- Apr 16Senate disagrees with House amendments.Minor
- Apr 16Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).Minor
- Apr 14Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 3 with Representative(s) Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Cochran, Garcia, Iwamoto, Shimizu voting no (4) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.Passed House
- Vote recorded Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 3. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 9Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2027-26) as amended in HD 3, recommending passage on Third Reading.
- Apr 9Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-14-26.
- Apr 7The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Alcos, Reyes Oda; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Morikawa.Minor
- Vote recorded The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 2The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 04-07-26.Minor
- Apr 2Bill scheduled for decision making on Tuesday, 04-07-26 10:10AM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- Mar 31Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 04-02-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- Mar 30Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1515-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
- Vote recorded Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 30Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Garcia, Gedeon, Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4).Minor
- Mar 25The 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, Muraoka; Ayes with reservations: none; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick; and Excused: none.Minor
- Vote recorded The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 20Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1298-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to HSG.
- Vote recorded Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on HSG. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 20Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on HSG with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).Minor
- Mar 20Bill scheduled to be heard by HSG on Wednesday, 03-25-26 10:00AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- Mar 17The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Morikawa, Ichiyama, Poepoe, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Iwamoto; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Woodson.Minor
- Vote recorded The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 12Pass First ReadingMinor
- Mar 12Referred to WAL, HSG, FIN, referral sheet 17Minor
- Mar 12Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Tuesday, 03-17-26 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- Mar 10Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Lamosao). Transmitted to House.Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 10Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 267) in amended form (SD 2).Minor
- Mar 6Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3002) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
- Mar 648 Hrs. Notice 03-10-26.
- Mar 2The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.Minor
- Vote recorded The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 25The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 03-02-26 10:01AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.Minor
- Feb 23The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-25-26 10:55AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
- Feb 20Reported from WLA/EDT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2691) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
- Feb 20Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.Minor
- Feb 19The committee(s) on WLA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WLA were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Inouye, Chang, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lamosao.Minor
- Vote recorded The committee(s) on WLA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 19The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDT were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, Wakai, Fukunaga, Kim; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fevella ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.Minor
- Feb 13The committee(s) on WLA/EDT has scheduled a public hearing on 02-19-26 1:02PM; CR 229 & Videoconference.
- Jan 28Referred to WLA/EDT, WAM.Minor
- Jan 23Introduced.Minor
- Jan 23Passed First Reading.Introduced
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