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HB1411Introduced in the House

Relating To Housing Preference.

EngrossedSenate Ways and Means

Introduced by Luke Evslin, District 16

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Authorizes the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to allow projects to grant preferences in the sale or lease of housing units to applicants who live or work within five miles of the project. Takes effect 7/1/2050. (SD1)

Where it stands

Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

December 8, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

SenateStage: Senate Housing: Passed, With Amendments · March 11, 2025

3

Yes

0

No

2

Absent or Not Voting

5 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

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SenatorDistrictVote
Dru Kanuha3Yes
Troy Hashimoto5Yes
Stanley Chang9Yes
Henry Aquino19Absent
Kurt Fevella20Absent

Bill history

  1. Introduced and Pass First Reading.

  2. Referred to HSG, JHA, referral sheet 4

  3. Bill scheduled to be heard by HSG on Friday, 02-07-25 9:00AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  4. The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Miyake, Grandinetti, Kitagawa, La Chica, Muraoka; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Pierick; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Kila.

  5. Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 492) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

  6. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Sayama, Ward excused (3).

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

  8. The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Kahaloa.

  9. Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1064), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  10. Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Pierick, Ward excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

  11. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 369).

  12. Passed First Reading.

  13. Referred to HOU, WAM.

  14. The committee(s) on HOU has scheduled a public hearing on 03-11-25 1:10PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

  15. The committee(s) on HOU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HOU were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Chang, Hashimoto, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Aquino, Fevella.

  16. Reported from HOU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1097) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

  17. Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.

  18. Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

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