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HB 1740: HHFDC; QUALIFIED RESIDENTS; AFFORDABLE HOUSING; HOUSING DEVELOPMENT; EXEMPTIONS; OWNER-OCCUPANCY; DEED RESTRICTIONS

  • Session Year: 2025-2026
  • House: House

Current Status:

In Progress

(2026-02-09: Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 116-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to WAL.)

Introduced

First Committee Review

First Chamber

Second Committee Review

Second Chamber

Final Decking

Enacted

Version:

Removes the prohibition against qualified residents for Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation-approved projects holding a majority interest in land and removes the requirement that qualified residents demonstrate financial viability or ability to pay rent.  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.

Discussed in Hearing

House Standing Committee on Housing7MIN
Feb 4, 2026

House Standing Committee on Housing

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