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HI HB 738

died on adjournment

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Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did HI HB 738 pass?

No. HI HB 738 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2025-12-08): Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

What is HI HB 738 about?

Creates a process for expediting the review of majority-residential mixed-use transit-oriented development or residential transit-oriented development on certain parcels within county-designated transit-oriented development zones that have a low risk of affecting historically significant resources. Authorizes lead agencies, including county governments, to make determinations on the potential effects of a project. Creates a ninety-day limit, or thirty-day if no historic property is to be affected, to concur or not concur with project effect determinations. Exempts projects with written concurrence from further review unless there is a change to the project or additional historic properties, aviation artifacts, or burial sites are identified within the project area. Establishes notice and reporting requirements if there is a change to the project or additional historic properties, aviation artifacts, or burial sites are identified within the project area after the initial written concurrence. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

Who sponsors HI HB 738?

TAM, TARNAS, EVSLIN and 6 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 738, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

Creates a process for expediting the review of majority-residential mixed-use transit-oriented development or residential transit-oriented development on certain parcels within county-designated transit-oriented development zones that have a low risk of affecting historically significant resources. Authorizes lead agencies, including county governments, to make determinations on the potential effects of a project. Creates a ninety-day limit, or thirty-day if no historic property is to be affected, to concur or not concur with project effect determinations. Exempts projects with written concurrence from further review unless there is a change to the project or additional historic properties, aviation artifacts, or burial sites are identified within the project area. Establishes notice and reporting requirements if there is a change to the project or additional historic properties, aviation artifacts, or burial sites are identified within the project area after the initial written concurrence. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

Introduced
2025-01-21
Latest action
2025-12-08 — Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • TAMprimary
  • TARNASprimary
  • EVSLINprimary
  • LOWENprimary
  • MARTENprimary
  • MORIKAWAprimary
  • NAKAMURAprimary
  • SOUZAprimary
  • TAKAYAMAprimary
  • Amatocosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-12-08

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    carried-over

  2. 2025-02-13

    Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 600) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to JHA.

  3. 2025-02-13

    Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on JHA as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kitagawa, Ward excused (3).

    passage,referral-committee

  4. 2025-02-11

    The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Lamosao, Belatti, Ichiyama, Morikawa, Poepoe, Woodson, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Iwamoto; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  5. 2025-02-07

    Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Tuesday, 02-11-25 10:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  6. 2025-02-06

    Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 239) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to WAL.

  7. 2025-02-06

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on WAL with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Muraoka, Pierick voting no (2) and Representative(s) Ward excused (1).

    reading-2,referral-committee

  8. 2025-01-31

    The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Miyake, Grandinetti, Kila, La Chica; Ayes with reservations: none; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Muraoka, Pierick; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Kitagawa.

    committee-passage-favorable

  9. 2025-01-28

    Bill scheduled to be heard by HSG on Friday, 01-31-25 9:15AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  10. 2025-01-27

    Re-referred to HSG, WAL, JHA, referral sheet 4

    referral-committee

  11. 2025-01-27

    This measure has been deleted from the meeting scheduled on Tuesday 01-28-25 9:00AM in conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  12. 2025-01-24

    Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Tuesday, 01-28-25 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  13. 2025-01-21

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

    introduction,reading-1

  14. 2025-01-21

    Referred to WAL, HSG, JHA, referral sheet 2

    referral-committee

  15. 2025-01-17

    Pending introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2025-01-31 · pass · 5-2

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Evslin: yes
    • Miyake: yes
    • Grandinetti: yes
    • Kila: yes
    • La Chica: yes
    • Muraoka: no
    • Pierick: no
    • Cochran: not voting
    • Kitagawa: not voting

  • The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2025-02-11 · pass · 10-0

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Hashem: yes
    • Lamosao: yes
    • Belatti: yes
    • Ichiyama: yes
    • Morikawa: yes
    • Poepoe: yes
    • Woodson: yes
    • Shimizu: yes
    • Souza: yes
    • Iwamoto: yes

Related bills

  • Companion bill: SB 1263not in this corpus

Official source

https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=738&year=2026

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