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Hawaii 2026

HR 7

URGING THE COUNTIES TO ACT ON ANY BUILDING PERMIT APPLICATION FOR MODIFICATION OF A RESIDENCE THAT IS PRESCRIBED BY A LICENSED HEALTH CARE PROVIDER AND FOUND BY THE COUNTY TO BE ESSENTIAL TO THE SAFETY OR HEALTH OF AN OLDER ADULT OR PERSON WITH A DISABILITY WITHIN FORTY-FIVE DAYS OF RECEIPT OF A COMPLETE APPLICATION.

Source: Open States / PluralUpdated 2026-11-12 00:12:40 UTC.

Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
Hawaii
Session
2026
Chamber
lower
Classification
resolution
Subjects
Building Permit Applications, Counties, Expedited Processing, Kupuna Caucus, Older Adults, Persons with Disabilities, Residence Modifications
Introduced / first action
2026-01-23 00:00:00

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Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1905-26), recommending adoption.

  2. Adopted with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1).

    passage
  3. Resolution adopted in final form.

    passage
  4. The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Tam, Templo, Yamashita; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Gedeon.

    committee-passage-favorable
  5. Reported from HSH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1728-26), recommending referral to ECD.

  6. Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on ECD with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

    referral-committee
  7. Resolution scheduled to be heard by ECD on Wednesday, 04-08-26 9:30AM in conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  8. The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Marten, Olds, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Takayama, Takenouchi, Alcos, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Amato, Hartsfield.

    committee-passage-favorable
  9. Resolution scheduled to be heard by HSH on Wednesday, 04-01-26 10:00AM in conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  10. Referred to HSH, ECD, referral sheet 15

    referral-committee
  11. Offered

    introduction
  12. To be offered.

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