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HB1008Introduced in the House

Relating To Historic Preservation Reviews Of State Affordable Housing Projects.

EngrossedSenate Water, Land, and Agriculture

Introduced by Nadine Nakamura, District 15

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Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to determine the effect of any proposed State affordable housing project within ninety days of a request for determination. Bases the historic review requirements on the project area's known or likely density of historic, cultural, and archaeological resources or previous identification of no significant historic properties. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

Where it stands

Re-Referred to WLA/HOU, JDC.

February 2, 2026

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Bill history

  1. Pending introduction.

  2. Introduced and Pass First Reading.

  3. Referred to HSG, WAL, JHA, referral sheet 3

  4. Bill scheduled to be heard by HSG on Friday, 01-31-25 9:15AM 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: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Miyake, Grandinetti, Kila, La Chica, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Kitagawa.

  6. Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 211) 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 Representative(s) Ward excused (1).

  8. Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Tuesday, 02-11-25 10:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  9. The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Lamosao, Ichiyama, Morikawa, Poepoe, Woodson, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Belatti, Iwamoto; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

  10. Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 592) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to JHA.

  11. Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on JHA as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kitagawa, Ward excused (3).

  12. Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 02-26-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  13. The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Hashem, Perruso, Takayama, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Belatti; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Kahaloa, Todd.

  14. Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1066), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  15. Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Iwamoto voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia voting no (1) and Representative(s) Pierick, Ward excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

  16. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 320).

  17. Passed First Reading.

  18. Referred to WTL/HOU, JDC.

  19. Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

  20. Re-Referred to WLA/HOU, JDC.

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