# Hawaii HB 1008: RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION REVIEWS OF STATE AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS.

Hawaii HB 1008, RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION REVIEWS OF STATE AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1) House bill sponsored by Nadine K. Nakamura (Democratic); status passed house, last action 2025-03-06 (Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 320).) (as of 2026-10-28).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1008-2025
- As of: 2026-10-28
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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii HB 1008
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1)
- Title: RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION REVIEWS OF STATE AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS.
- Status: passed house
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-21
- Last action: 2025-03-06, Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 320).
- Sponsor: Nadine K. Nakamura (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: DLNR, Review of Proposed State Affordable Housing Projects, Request for Determination, Historic Review Requirements, WTL/HOU, JDC
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

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)

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Nadine K. Nakamura (Democratic), House

## Actions (18)

- 2025-03-06: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 320). (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Passed First Reading. (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Referred to WTL/HOU, JDC. (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: 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. (House)
- 2025-02-28: Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1066), recommending passage on Third Reading. (House)
- 2025-02-26: 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. (House)
- 2025-02-21: Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 02-26-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-02-13: Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 592) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to JHA. (House)
- 2025-02-13: 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). (House)
- 2025-02-11: 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. (House)
- 2025-02-07: Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Tuesday, 02-11-25 10:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-02-06: Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 211) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to WAL. (House)
- 2025-02-06: 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). (House)
- 2025-01-31: 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. (House)
- 2025-01-28: Bill scheduled to be heard by HSG on Friday, 01-31-25 9:15AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-01-23: Introduced and Pass First Reading. (House)
- 2025-01-23: Referred to HSG, WAL, JHA, referral sheet 3 (House)
- 2025-01-21: Pending introduction. (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1008_HD2_.pdf)
- HB1008_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1008_HD1_.HTM)
- HB1008_HD2: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1008_HD2_.HTM)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1008_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1008_.PDF)

## Related bills

- SB 572: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 431: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 420: RELATING TO REMEDIES. (signed)
- SB 1296: RELATING TO DISASTER RECOVERY. (signed)
- HB 830: RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION REVIEWS. (signed)
- HB 1064: RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION. (signed)

## Sources
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1008_HD2_.pdf)
- [HB1008_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1008_HD1_.HTM)
- [HB1008_HD2 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1008_HD2_.HTM)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1008_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1008_.PDF)

## Related
- [SB 572: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB572-2025)
- [HB 431: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB431-2025)
- [HB 420: RELATING TO REMEDIES.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB420-2025)
- [SB 1296: RELATING TO DISASTER RECOVERY.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB1296-2025)
- [HB 830: RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION REVIEWS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB830-2025)
- [HB 1064: RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1064-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1008-2025 (as of 2026-10-28).