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Hawaii 2026

SB 2599

RELATING TO DEVELOPMENT.

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Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
Hawaii
Session
2026
Chamber
upper
Classification
bill
Subjects
Aloha Stadium, Appropriation ($), HCDA, Halawa Community Development District, Housing, Positions, Special Fund, Stadium Authority, Stadium Development District
Introduced / first action
2026-01-23 00:00:00

Source-supplied abstracts

PART I: Redesignates the Stadium Development District as the Halawa Community Development District (HCDD). Amends the composition of the Hawaii Community Development Authority (HCDA) for purposes of the HCDD. Amends the duties and powers of the HCDA and Stadium Authority as they relate to activities within the HCDD. Clarifies the HCDA's permitting and consultation powers regarding public projects within community development districts. Establishes the HCDD Special Fund. Establishes requirements for the Comptroller to verify that invoices for the capital costs of the HCDD comply with applicable law and the purposes for which public funds were appropriated, allocated, transferred, deposited, or otherwise made available. PART II: Appropriates funds for the establishment of positions. Appropriates funds from the Stadium Development Special Fund for the purposes of the special fund. Conditions the expenditure of the appropriated funds out of the special fund upon compliance with state planning, land use, and financing statutes. PART III: Requires the HCDA, when planning and developing housing, to endeavor to plan for complete communities that include various aspects supporting quality of life. (CD1)

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Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. Act 184, 07/06/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1286).

    became-law

  2. Act 184, on 07/06/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1286).

    became-law

  3. Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).

    receipt

  4. Enrolled to Governor.

    executive-receipt

  5. Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lamosao.

    passage

  6. Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Iwamoto, Pierick voting no (2) and Representative(s) Alcos excused (1).

    passage

  7. Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).

    receipt

  8. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 11:35 AM; Conference Room 229.

  9. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-26 at 12:45PM in Conference Room 229.

  10. The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Hashimoto; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite.

    committee-passage-favorable

  11. The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Evslin, Todd, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  12. Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 211-26).

  13. 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26.

  14. Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 211-26) as amended in (CD 1).

  15. Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.

  16. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 879).

    receipt

  17. Conference committee meeting scheduled for 05-01-26 11:05AM; Conference Room 229.

  18. House Conferees Appointed: Hashem, Evslin, Todd Co-Chairs; Shimizu.

  19. Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 720).

    receipt

  20. Senate Conferees Appointed: Lee, C. Chairs; DeCoite, Hashimoto Co-Chairs.

  21. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 678).

    introduction, receipt

  22. Senate disagrees with House amendments.

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  23. Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).

    receipt

  24. Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 3 with Representative(s) Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Cochran, Garcia, Iwamoto, Shimizu voting no (4) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.

    passage

  25. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2027-26) as amended in HD 3, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  26. Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-14-26.

  27. The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Alcos, Reyes Oda; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Morikawa.

    committee-passage-favorable

  28. The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 04-07-26.

    deferral

  29. Bill scheduled for decision making on Tuesday, 04-07-26 10:10AM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  30. Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 04-02-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  31. Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1515-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.

  32. Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Garcia, Gedeon, Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4).

    referral-committee

  33. 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, Kitagawa, La Chica, Muraoka; Ayes with reservations: none; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick; and Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  34. Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1298-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to HSG.

  35. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on HSG with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).

    reading-2, referral-committee

  36. Bill scheduled to be heard by HSG on Wednesday, 03-25-26 10:00AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  37. The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Morikawa, Ichiyama, Poepoe, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Iwamoto; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Woodson.

    committee-passage-favorable

  38. Pass First Reading

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  39. Referred to WAL, HSG, FIN, referral sheet 17

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  40. Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Tuesday, 03-17-26 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  41. Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Lamosao). Transmitted to House.

    passage

  42. Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 267) in amended form (SD 2).

    introduction, receipt

  43. Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3002) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

  44. 48 Hrs. Notice 03-10-26.

  45. The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  46. The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 03-02-26 10:01AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

    deferral

  47. The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-25-26 10:55AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  48. Reported from WLA/EDT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2691) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

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

    reading-2, referral-committee

  50. The committee(s) on WLA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WLA were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Inouye, Chang, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lamosao.

    committee-passage-favorable

  51. The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDT were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, Wakai, Fukunaga, Kim; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fevella ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  52. The committee(s) on WLA/EDT has scheduled a public hearing on 02-19-26 1:02PM; CR 229 & Videoconference.

  53. Referred to WLA/EDT, WAM.

    referral-committee

  54. Introduced.

    introduction

  55. Passed First Reading.

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