Relating To The Hawaii Housing Finance And Development Corporation. [SB-378]
Establishes a working group within the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to identify existing mixed-use developments in Maui County that could be acquired by the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation for use as affordable housing and commercial rental leases. Requires a report to the Legislature. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
SB-378: Relating To The Hawaii Housing Finance And Development Corporation.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joy San Buenaventura
Passed Second Reading As Amended In Hd 1 And Referred To The Committee(s) On Fin With None Voting Aye With Reservations; None Voting No (0) And Representative(s) Cochran, Ward Excused (2). on 03/18/2025
Relating To Affordable Housing. [SB-379]
Requires that Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation housing projects include a restrictive covenant that states that the units designated as affordable housing, as described in the submitted project application, shall remain as affordable housing in perpetuity. Prohibits development of affordable housing in a special flood hazard area.
SB-379: Relating To Affordable Housing.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joy San Buenaventura
Reported From Hou (stand. Com. Rep. No. 136) With Recommendation Of Passage On Second Reading And Referral To Wam. on 02/10/2025
Relating To Housing. [SB-288]
Repeals the sunset provision in Act 45, SLH 2024, related to the counties' authorization to develop, construct, finance, refinance, or otherwise provide mixed-use developments.
SB-288: Relating To Housing.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald Kouchi
Referred To Hou/eig, Wam. on 01/21/2025
Relating To Housing. [SB-164]
Repeals statutory requirements for certain housing projects to be eligible for loans from the Rental Housing Revolving Fund. Repeals certain statutory provisions for grants to developers for rental units eligible to be financed in part or in whole by the RHRF. Repeals statutory language requiring the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to establish an application process for RHRF allocation that prioritized projects meeting certain requirements. Renames the Rental Housing Revolving Fund to the State Housing Revolving Fund (SHRF).
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SB-164: Relating To Housing.
Sponsored by: Sen. Henry Aquino
Referred To Hou/wtl, Wam/jdc. on 01/17/2025
Relating To The Department Of Hawaiian Home Lands. [SB-152]
Authorizes the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to utilize funds in the Dwelling Unit Revolving Fund as collateral when DHHL is an eligible borrower of a loan guaranteed by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development pursuant to the Housing and Community Development Act, as amended, subject to approval of the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation. Appropriates funds. (SD1)
SB-152: Relating To The Department Of Hawaiian Home Lands.
Sponsored by: Sen. Lynn Decoite
Reported From Hou/hwn (stand. Com. Rep. No. 470) With Recommendation Of Passage On Second Reading, As Amended (sd 1) And Referral To Wam. on 02/13/2025
Relating To The Rental Housing Revolving Fund. [SB-163]
Requires the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to maximize the amount of housing built that utilizes loans from the Rental Housing Revolving Fund by prioritizing projects with the shortest projected loan repayment terms that produce the highest number of units, per dollar, per year. Repeals all other priorities and preferences for projects utilizing the RHRF.
SB-163: Relating To The Rental Housing Revolving Fund.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joy San Buenaventura
The Committee On Hou Deferred The Measure. on 01/28/2025
Relating To The Rental Housing Revolving Fund. [SB-42]
Repeals statutory language requiring certain housing projects have at least five per cent of available units be for persons and families with incomes at or below thirty per cent of the median family income to be eligible for loans from the Rental Housing Revolving Fund. Repeals statutory language providing grants to developers for rental units set aside for persons and families with incomes at or below thirty per cent of the median family income in any project financed in part or in whole by the Rental Housing Revolving Fund. Repeals statutory language
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SB-42: Relating To The Rental Housing Revolving Fund.
Sponsored by: Sen. Stanley Chang
The Committee On Hou Deferred The Measure. on 01/23/2025
Relating To The Dwelling Unit Revolving Fund. [SB-80]
Establishes the Dwelling Unit Revolving Fund Equity Program. Repeals the Dwelling Unit Revolving Fund Equity Pilot Program. Clarifies that the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation may utilize funds in the Dwelling Unit Revolving Fund for the purchase of equity in for-sale housing development projects and interim primary or secondary financing.
SB-80: Relating To The Dwelling Unit Revolving Fund.
Sponsored by: Sen. Angus McKelvey
Referred To Hou, Wam. on 01/16/2025
Relating To The Rental Housing Revolving Fund. [SB-71]
Establishes the Mixed-Income Subaccount within the Rental Housing Revolving Fund that targets workforce rental housing projects for persons and families with incomes at or below one hundred forty per cent of the area median income. Authorizes the Director of Finance to transfer funds from the Rental Housing Revolving Fund into the Mixed-Income Subaccount. Appropriates funds into and out of the Mixed-Income Subaccount of the Rental Housing Revolving Fund. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
SB-71: Relating To The Rental Housing Revolving Fund.
Sponsored by: Sen. Angus McKelvey
Received Notice Of Senate Conferees (sen. Com. No. 809). on 04/16/2025
Relating To The Rental Housing Revolving Fund. [SB-35]
Establishes the Housing Efficiency and Innovation Subaccount within the Rental Housing Revolving Fund. Specifies permissible uses of funding and priorities. Authorizes the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to transfer moneys between the Housing Efficiency and Innovation Subaccount and the RHRF without legislative approval. (SD1)
SB-35: Relating To The Rental Housing Revolving Fund.
Sponsored by: Sen. Angus McKelvey
Reported From Hou (stand. Com. Rep. No. 2) With Recommendation Of Passage On Second Reading, As Amended (sd 1) And Referral To Wam. on 01/29/2025
Relating To The Department Of Housing. [SB-68]
Establishes the Department of Housing. Places the Hawaii Community Development Authority, Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation, Office of Planning and Sustainable Development, and Hawaii Public Housing Authority within the Department of Housing for administrative purposes. Replaces the Director of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism with the Director of Housing on the Hawaii Community Development Authority. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
SB-68: Relating To The Department Of Housing.
Sponsored by: Sen. Stanley Chang
Reported From Hou/gvo (stand. Com. Rep. No. 289) With Recommendation Of Passage On Second Reading, As Amended (sd 1) And Referral To Wam. on 02/12/2025
Relating To State Finances. [SB-40]
Authorizes the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to utilize revenue bonds when securing a line of credit or other instrument of indebtedness for the Bond Volume Cap Recycling Program. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
SB-40: Relating To State Finances.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joy San Buenaventura
Passed Second Reading As Amended In Hd 1 And Referred To The Committee(s) On Fin With None Voting Aye With Reservations; None Voting No (0) And Representative(s) Cochran, Ward Excused (2). on 03/18/2025
Relating To Housing. [SB-72]
Requires the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation (HHFDC) to consider as a preference under chapter 201H, HRS, the proximity between the housing location and the applicant's place of employment; whether the applicant is a state or county employee; and whether the applicant is a returning resident that left the State to attend a university, college, or trade school and has graduated within the past two years. Requires, for any project developed or administered by the HHFDC under chapter 201, HRS, the HHFDC to set aside as a matter of
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SB-72: Relating To Housing.
Sponsored by: Sen. Stanley Chang
Referred To Hou/lbt, Wam. on 01/16/2025
Relating To Housing. [SB-38]
Requires the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to provide counties with an opportunity to comment on certain housing development projects. Prohibits the legislative body of a county from imposing stricter conditions than the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation, stricter area median income requirements, or a reduction in fee waivers to housing development proposals that would increase the cost of the project. (CD1)
SB-38: Relating To Housing.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joy San Buenaventura
Received Notice Of Passage On Final Reading In House (hse. Com. No. 821). on 05/02/2025
HR-99: Urging The Counties To Amend Or Adopt Ordinances To Be Consistent With The Hawaii Housing Finance And Development Corporation's Rules Regarding Residential Income Requirements On Housing Projects.
Sponsored by: Rep. Darius Kila
Reported From Fin (stand. Com. Rep. No. 1651-24), Recommending Adoption. on 04/04/2024
You have voted HR-99: Urging The Counties To Amend Or Adopt Ordinances To Be Consistent With The Hawaii Housing Finance And Development Corporation's Rules Regarding Residential Income Requirements On Housing Projects..
SCR-57: Requesting The Hawaii Housing Finance And Development Corporation To Adopt Administrative Rules That Preempt The Counties From Imposing Residential Income Requirements On Housing Projects Subject To Section 201h-38, Hawaii Revised Statutes, That Are Lower Than Those Adopted Or Established By The State.
Sponsored by: Sen. Henry Aquino
The Committee On Hou Deferred The Measure. on 03/19/2024
You have voted SCR-57: Requesting The Hawaii Housing Finance And Development Corporation To Adopt Administrative Rules That Preempt The Counties From Imposing Residential Income Requirements On Housing Projects Subject To Section 201h-38, Hawaii Revised Statutes, That Are Lower Than Those Adopted Or Established By The State..
SCR-61: Requesting The Hawaii Housing Finance And Development Corporation To Adopt Administrative Rules To Enable Credit Enhancement For Construction Loans Under Any Funds Administered By The Corporation.
Sponsored by: Sen. Angus McKelvey
The Committee(s) On Hsg Recommend(s) That The Measure Be Deferred. on 04/10/2024
You have voted SCR-61: Requesting The Hawaii Housing Finance And Development Corporation To Adopt Administrative Rules To Enable Credit Enhancement For Construction Loans Under Any Funds Administered By The Corporation..
You have voted SCR-60: Urging The Hawaii Housing Finance And Development Corporation To Develop A Plan To Build One Hundred Thousand Homes Over The Next Ten Years..
You have voted SR-49: Urging The Hawaii Housing Finance And Development Corporation To Develop A Plan To Build One Hundred Thousand Homes Over The Next Ten Years..
HCR-118: Urging The Counties To Amend Or Adopt Ordinances To Be Consistent With The Hawaii Housing Finance And Development Corporation's Rules Regarding Residential Income Requirements And Affordability Terms On Housing Projects Or Subsidize Any Resulting Revenue Shortfall To The Housing Project.
Sponsored by: Rep. Darius Kila
Received Notice Of Adoption In House (hse. Com. No. 826). on 05/01/2024
You have voted HCR-118: Urging The Counties To Amend Or Adopt Ordinances To Be Consistent With The Hawaii Housing Finance And Development Corporation's Rules Regarding Residential Income Requirements And Affordability Terms On Housing Projects Or Subsidize Any Resulting Revenue Shortfall To The Housing Project..