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SB 534STATE · HawaiiIntroduced

RELATING TO THE HAWAII COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY.

Clarifies the process by which the Hawaii Community Development Authority may approve residential development on certain parcels of Kakaako Makai. Raises the building height limit and the maximum floor area ratio on certain parcels in the area. Requires a certain percentage of the residential units developed on certain parcels to be allocated to households at or below a certain income level in perpetuity, with priority given to certain essential workforce in the area. Limits the sale of residential units developed in certain residential developments to prospective owner-occupants. Requires the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to determine a Kakaako Makai association fee to be collected from residents, tenants, and lessees of certain parcels to be deposited into a special account in the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Special Fund to fund various services and projects in the Kakaako Makai area. (SD1)

Voted 12/8/2025

Roll-call record

How representatives voted

11 yea·2 nay·2 other

Docket history

Action history

  1. 12/8/2025Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
  2. 2/28/2025The committee on WAM deferred the measure.
  3. 2/28/2025The committee on JDC deferred the measure.
  4. 2/27/2025The committee(s) on JDC/WAM has scheduled a public hearing on 02-28-25 10:15AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference (Proposed Draft).
  5. 2/26/2025Deferred until 02-28-25.
  6. 2/21/2025The committee(s) on JDC/WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-26-25 10:05AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
  7. 2/14/2025Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC/WAM.
  8. 2/14/2025Reported from WTL/HWN/HOU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 616) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC/WAM.
  9. 2/4/2025The 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, Kanuha, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Aquino.
  10. 2/3/2025The committee(s) on HWN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HWN were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Richards, Keohokalole; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Ihara ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) DeCorte; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) San Buenaventura.