Hawaii HB1842 parcel transfer bill passes Senate committee
Summary
Hawaii HB1842 amends Act 289, SLH 2025 to modify government land parcel transfers. The bill replaces the Senior Residence at Iwilei parcel with the Westridge parcel, repeals public land designations for affected parcels, changes transfer dates for the Alii Tower parcel to 12/31/2026, extends approval deadlines for the City and County of Honolulu to 12/31/2027, and changes the repeal date to 1/1/2028.
What changed
Hawaii HB1842 proposes substantial modifications to prior legislation governing state land parcel transfers. Key changes include substituting the Senior Residence at Iwilei parcel with the Westridge parcel, eliminating public land designations for affected parcels, and adjusting critical timelines for transfers and approvals.
Affected parties include government agencies managing the parcels, the City and County of Honolulu, and potentially developers or housing projects tied to these specific parcels. The bill requires compliance with new transfer dates to 12/31/2026 and approval deadlines to 12/31/2027.
What to do next
- Monitor bill progress through full Senate and House
- Review impact on affected government parcels
- Prepare for potential changes to public land designations if enacted
Source document (simplified)
ChangeBridge / Hawaii / HB1842 Passed HB1842 House Bill Passed 2026-03-06
Relating To Government.
Amends Act 289, SLH 2025, to replace the Senior Residence at Iwilei parcel with the Westridge parcel, repeal the designation of affected parcels as public lands, change the transfer date for the Alii Tower parcel to 12/31/2026, change the deadline for approval by the City and County of Honolulu to 12/31/2027, change the repeal date to 1/1/2028, and repeal reenactment language. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)
Bill Details
State Hawaii
Session 2026 Regular Session
Chamber House
Official Source www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_ind...
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Sponsors
Gregg Takayama (Rep - D)
Action History
2026-04-07 S The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Hashimoto, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Elefante, Inouye ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C.. 2026-04-02 S The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-07-26 10:31AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference. 2026-03-30 S Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. 2026-03-30 S Reported from WLA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3246) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM. 2026-03-23 S The committee(s) on WLA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WLA were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Inouye, Chang, Lamosao, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. 2026-03-20 S The committee(s) on WLA has scheduled a public hearing on 03-23-26 1:05PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference. 2026-03-18 S Re-Referred to WLA, WAM. 2026-03-10 S Referred to WLA, WAM/JDC. 2026-03-10 S Passed First Reading. 2026-03-10 S Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 161). 2026-03-06 H Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Gedeon, Muraoka, Pierick voting no (3) and Representative(s) Perruso, Quinlan, Sayama excused (3). Transmitted to Senate. 2026-03-06 H Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 999-26), recommending passage on Third Reading. 2026-03-02 H The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. 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, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Gedeon; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Alcos. 2026-02-27 H Bill scheduled for decision making on Monday, 03-02-26 10:00AM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. 2026-02-27 H The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 03-02-26. 2026-02-24 H Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 02-27-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. 2026-02-20 H Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Garcia voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Muraoka, Pierick voting no (2) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). 2026-02-20 H Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 711-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN. 2026-02-17 H The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Morikawa, Ichiyama, Woodson, Souza; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Belatti; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Iwamoto, Shimizu; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Poepoe. 2026-02-11 H Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Tuesday, 02-17-26 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. 2026-02-10 H Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on WAL with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka voting no (2) and none excused (0). 2026-02-09 H Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 117-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to WAL. 2026-02-04 H The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Miyake, Cochran, Grandinetti, Kila, La Chica, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Muraoka; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Kitagawa. 2026-01-30 H Bill scheduled to be heard by HSG on Wednesday, 02-04-26 9:00AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. 2026-01-26 H Referred to HSG, WAL, FIN, referral sheet 1 2026-01-23 H Introduced and Pass First Reading. 2026-01-22 H Pending introduction.
Votes
2026-03-23 Senate Water, Land, and Agriculture: Passed, With Amendments Yea: 5 Nay: 0 2026-04-07 Senate Ways and Means: Passed, Unamended Yea: 12 Nay: 0
Committee Referrals
2026-01-26 H Housing 2026-02-09 H Water & Land 2026-02-20 H Finance 2026-03-10 S Water, Land, and Agriculture 2026-03-30 S Ways and Means
Bill Text Versions
2026-01-22 Introduced 2026-02-06 Amended 2026-02-20 Amended 2026-03-25 Amended
Subjects
Real Property Public Lands Transfer City and County of Honolulu DLNR DAGS HHFDC Legislative data powered by LegiScan (CC BY 4.0)
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