HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
H.B. NO.
1919
THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026
STATE OF HAWAII
A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to development standards.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. The legislature finds that pre-determined minimum parking mandates needlessly drive up the cost of housing, often adding between $50,000-$65,000 per parking stall. The legislature further finds that, rather than the counties taking a one-size-fits-all approach to minimum parking mandates, the amount of parking for a project should be determined on a case-by-case basis by permit applicants, sensitive to actual community needs.
The purpose of this Act is to, beginning July 1, 2027, prohibit counties from imposing minimum parking mandates for certain developments.
SECTION 2. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Parking Reform and Modernization Act".
SECTION 3. Chapter 46, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding two new sections to part I to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
"[Underlined: §46- ] [Underlined: Minimum parking mandates; certain developments; prohibited.] [Underlined: (a) Notwithstanding any other law, charter provision, ordinance, code, or standard to the contrary, no county shall impose a minimum parking mandate for:]
[Underlined: (1)] [Underlined: Accessory dwelling units, as defined by county ordinance;]
[Underlined: (2)] [Underlined: Housing units or projects that are designated or approved as affordable housing;]
[Underlined: (3)] [Underlined: Existing buildings changing use, including vacant buildings;]
[Underlined: (4)] [Underlined: Residences under one thousand two hundred square feet;]
[Underlined: (5)] [Underlined: Senior housing;]
[Underlined: (6)] [Underlined: Housing for persons with disabilities;]
[Underlined: (7)] [Underlined: Child care facilities;]
[Underlined: (8)] [Underlined: Commercial spaces in mixed-use projects; and]
[Underlined: (9)] [Underlined: Any commercial building or facility with a total floor area of no more than three thousand square feet.]
[Underlined: (b) No county shall require more than:]
[Underlined: (1)] [Underlined: 0.5 parking stalls per residential dwelling unit; and]
[Underlined: (2)] [Underlined: One parking stall per one thousand square feet of gross commercial floor area.]
[Underlined: (c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to preclude or limit requirements for the provision of accessible parking stalls for persons with disabilities as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended, the federal Fair Housing Act, or any other applicable law.]
[Underlined: (d) For purposes of this section, "affordable housing" means housing that is affordable to households with incomes at or below one hundred forty per cent of the area median family income, as determined by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, or as defined by the applicable county for its affordable housing programs.]"[Underlined: ]
SECTION 4. Each county shall amend or repeal any charter provision, ordinance, code, standard, or administrative procedure necessary to comply with this Act no later than July 1, 2027. On July 1, 2027, any charter provision, ordinance, code, standard, or administrative procedure that conflicts with this Act shall be void.
SECTION 5. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 6. This Act shall take effect upon its approval; provided that section 3 shall take effect on July 1, 2027.
INTRODUCED BY:
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Report Title:
Counties; Minimum Parking Mandates; Prohibitions
Description:
Beginning 7/1/2027, prohibits counties from imposing minimum parking mandates for certain developments.
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