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HB1740HIPassed 2026 Regular Session

Relating To The Hawaii Housing Finance And Development Corporation.

Last status update Jul 9, 2026

What this measure contains

Repeals the prohibition against qualified residents for Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation-approved projects holding a majority interest in land and repeals the requirement that qualified residents demonstrate financial viability or ability to pay rent. Limits a qualified resident from owning a majority interest in no more than one property suitable for dwelling purposes, but requiring the disposal of such property within two years. Amends exemptions from statutes, ordinances, charter provisions, and rules for certain housing projects developed by the Corporation that satisfy certain conditions, including requirements related to employment, owner-occupancy, and deed restrictions. (CD1)

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How this measure moved

Legislative path

Each stage below is a recorded decision from the official measure history, attached to the draft it considered. A member's row follows their votes from the first draft to the latest, and a highlighted vote marks where it changed. Committee and conference votes list every member by name. Floor votes list only exceptions; members serving that day who aren't named are shown as ayes in a dashed outline.

  1. Introduced
  2. HD1by HSG
  3. HD2by FIN
  4. SD1by HOU
  5. SD2by WAM
  6. CD1by Conference

Companion measure: SB2424. A companion follows its own path; its votes are not combined with this one.

Decision stages

  1. House HSG committee on the introduced draft: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD1

    7 aye · 1 aye with reservations · 0 no · 1 excused

  2. House second reading on HD1: Passed

    51 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

  3. House WAL committee on HD1: Passed, unamended

    8 aye · 0 no · 1 excused

  4. House report adoption on HD1: Report adopted

    50 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

  5. House FIN committee on HD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD2

    15 aye · 0 no · 1 excused

  6. House third reading on HD2: Passed

    47 aye · 1 aye with reservations · 1 no · 1 excused

  7. Housing (HOU) on HD2: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1

    4 aye · 0 no · 1 excused · Source roll call

  8. Ways and Means (WAM) on SD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD2

    11 aye · 1 aye with reservations · 0 no · 1 excused · Source roll call

  9. Senate third reading on SD2: Passed

    23 aye · 1 aye with reservations · 1 no · 0 excused

  10. Senate conference managers on SD2: Passed, with amendments, reported as CD1

    3 aye · 0 no · 0 excused · Source roll call

  11. House conference managers on SD2: Passed, with amendments, reported as CD1

    3 aye · 1 no · 0 excused · Source roll call

  12. Senate final reading on CD1: Passed

    22 aye · 2 aye with reservations · 0 no · 1 excused

  13. House final reading on CD1: Passed

    43 aye · 8 no · 0 excused

Senate members along the path

Senate members' votes at each stage of HB1740
MemberHOU
HD2		WAM
SD1		Third reading
SD2		Conference
SD2		Final reading
CD1		Change along the path
Samantha DeCorteSD-022NoAyeNo → Aye at Senate final reading (CD1)
Stanley ChangSD-009AyeAyeAyeAye
Lynn DecoiteSD-007AyeAyeAye
Donovan CruzSD-017AyeAyeAye*Added reservations at Senate final reading (CD1)
Brandon ElefanteSD-016AyeAye*Aye*AyeAyeAdded reservations at Ways and Means (WAM) (SD1)Dropped reservations at Senate conference managers (SD2)
Kurt FevellaSD-020ExcusedAyeAyeAye
Carol FukunagaSD-011AyeExcused
Troy HashimotoSD-005AyeAyeAyeAye
Lorraine InouyeSD-001AyeAyeAye
Dru KanuhaSD-003AyeAyeAye
Michelle KidaniSD-018AyeAyeAye
Donna KimSD-014AyeAyeAye
Chris LeeSD-025ExcusedAyeAye
Angus McKelveySD-006AyeAye*Added reservations at Senate final reading (CD1)
Sharon MoriwakiSD-012AyeAyeAye
Karl RhoadsSD-013AyeAyeAyeAye
Tim RichardsSD-004AyeAyeAye
Glenn WakaiSD-015AyeAyeAye
7 more Senate members only counted as floor ayes
MemberHOU
HD2		WAM
SD1		Third reading
SD2		Conference
SD2		Final reading
CD1		Change along the path
Brenton AwaSD-023AyeAye
Rachele Fernandez LamosaoSD-019AyeAye
Mike GabbardSD-021AyeAye
Les IharaSD-010AyeAye
Jarrett KeohokaloleSD-024AyeAye
Ronald KouchiSD-008AyeAye
Joy San BuenaventuraSD-002AyeAye

House members along the path

House members' votes at each stage of HB1740
MemberHSG
Introduced		Second reading
HD1		WAL
HD1		Report adoption
HD1		FIN
HD1		Third reading
HD2		Conference
SD2		Final reading
CD1		Change along the path
Della au BelattiHD-026AyeAyeAyeAyeNoAye → No at House final reading (CD1)
Elle CochranHD-014Aye*AyeAyeAye*NoNoDropped reservations at House second reading (HD1)Added reservations at House third reading (HD2)Aye with reservations → No at House conference managers (SD2)
Diamond GarciaHD-042AyeAyeNoNoAye → No at House third reading (HD2)
Joe GedeonHD-018AyeAyeAyeAyeNoAye → No at House final reading (CD1)
Tina GrandinettiHD-020AyeAyeAyeAyeNoAye → No at House final reading (CD1)
Kim IwamotoHD-025AyeAyeAyeAyeNoAye → No at House final reading (CD1)
Chris MuraokaHD-045AyeAyeAyeAyeNoAye → No at House final reading (CD1)
Amy PerrusoHD-046AyeAyeAyeAyeNoAye → No at House final reading (CD1)
David AlcosHD-041AyeAyeExcusedAyeAye
Luke EvslinHD-016AyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Daisy HartsfieldHD-036AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Mark HashemHD-019AyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Ikaika HusseyHD-029AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Linda IchiyamaHD-031AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Sue Keohokapu-Lee LoyHD-002AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Darius KilaHD-044AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Lisa KitagawaHD-048ExcusedAyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Matthias KuschHD-001AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Trish La ChicaHD-037AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Mike LeeHD-050AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Tyson MiyakeHD-010AyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Daynette MorikawaHD-017AyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Elijah PierickHD-039AyeAyeAyeExcusedAye
Mahina PoepoeHD-013AyeExcusedAyeAyeAye
Julie Reyes OdaHD-040AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Garner ShimizuHD-032AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Kanani SouzaHD-043AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Jenna TakenouchiHD-027AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Shirley Ann TemploHD-030AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Chris ToddHD-003AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Justin WoodsonHD-009AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Kyle YamashitaHD-012AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
20 more House members only counted as floor ayes
MemberHSG
Introduced		Second reading
HD1		WAL
HD1		Report adoption
HD1		FIN
HD1		Third reading
HD2		Conference
SD2		Final reading
CD1		Change along the path
Terez AmatoHD-011AyeAyeAyeAye
Cory ChunHD-035AyeAyeAyeAye
Andrew GarrettHD-022AyeAyeAyeAye
Daniel HoltHD-028Aye
Greggor IlaganHD-004AyeAyeAyeAye
Kirstin KahaloaHD-006AyeAyeAyeAye
Jeanne KapelaHD-005AyeAyeAyeAye
Sam KongHD-033AyeAyeAyeAye
Nicole LowenHD-007AyeAyeAyeAye
Lisa MartenHD-051AyeAyeAyeAye
Scot MatayoshiHD-049AyeAyeAyeAye
Lauren MatsumotoHD-038AyeAyeAyeAye
Nadine NakamuraHD-015AyeAyeAyeAye
Ikaika OldsHD-023AyeAyeAyeAye
Sean QuinlanHD-047AyeAyeAyeAye
Michael RatcliffeHD-028Aye
Jackson SayamaHD-021AyeAyeAyeAye
Gregg TakayamaHD-034AyeAyeAyeAye
Adrian TamHD-024AyeAyeAyeAye
David TarnasHD-008AyeAyeAyeAye

Aye named · Aye* with reservations · Aye floor vote, not named as an exception · No · Excused · Changed reversed from the previous vote

Names are matched to legislators only when exactly one person fits; every printed name on this measure was matched. A missing vote means no record was found for that member at that stage, not a no vote. Committee codes follow the Legislature's abbreviations.Official measure history ↗

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Legislative history

  1. Prefiled.

  2. Introduced and Pass First Reading.

  3. Referred to HSG, WAL, FIN, referral sheet 1

  4. Bill scheduled to be heard by HSG on Wednesday, 02-04-26 9:00AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  5. 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, La Chica, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Cochran; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Kitagawa.

  6. Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 116-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to WAL.

  7. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on WAL with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

  8. Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Tuesday, 02-17-26 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  9. The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Morikawa, Belatti, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Woodson, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Poepoe.

  10. Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 539-26), recommending referral to FIN.

  11. Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

  12. Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 02-27-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  13. The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 03-02-26.

  14. Bill scheduled for decision making on Monday, 03-02-26 10:00AM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  15. The 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, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Alcos.

  16. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1091-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  17. Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-10-26.

  18. Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Cochran voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia voting no (1) and Representative(s) Pierick excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

  19. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 279).

  20. Passed First Reading.

  21. Referred to HOU, WAM.

  22. The committee(s) on HOU has scheduled a public hearing on 03-17-26 1:05PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

  23. The 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.

  24. Reported from HOU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3208) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

  25. The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-01-26 10:03AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  26. Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.

  27. The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 04-06-26 10:31AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  28. The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Elefante ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C..

  29. Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3682) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

  30. 48 Hrs. Notice 04-14-26.

  31. Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Elefante. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) DeCorte). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

  32. Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 616) in amended form (SD 2).

  33. House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

  34. Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780).

  35. House Conferees Appointed: Evslin, Hashem, Miyake Co-Chairs; Cochran.

  36. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786).

  37. Senate Conferees Appointed: Chang Chair; Elefante Co-Chair; Rhoads.

  38. Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 713).

  39. Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Friday, 04-24-26 10:05AM in conference room 224.

  40. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Monday 04-27-26 10:05AM in conference room 224.

  41. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Tuesday 04-28-26 10:05AM in conference room 224.

  42. The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Chang, Elefante, Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

  43. The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Hashem, Miyake; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Cochran; and 0 Excused: none.

  44. Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 29-26) as amended in (CD 1).

  45. Forty-eight (48) hours notice Friday, 05-01-26.

  46. Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 29-26).

  47. 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-26

  48. Deferred one day 05-06-26.

  49. Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Dela Cruz, McKelvey. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Fukunaga).

  50. Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 814).

  51. Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Belatti, Cochran, Garcia, Gedeon, Grandinetti, Iwamoto, Muraoka, Perruso voting no (8) and none excused (0).

  52. Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).

  53. Transmitted to Governor.

  54. Act 210, 07/08/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1312).

  55. Act 210, on 07/08/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1312).

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