# Hawaii HB 1710: RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION.

Hawaii HB 1710, RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2) House bill sponsored by Tyson K. Miyake (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-06-03 (Act 076, 06/03/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1176).); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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- As of: 2026-11-01
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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii HB 1710
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2)
- Title: RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-20
- Last action: 2026-06-03, Act 076, 06/03/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1176).
- Sponsor: Tyson K. Miyake (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 17
- Subjects: Historic Preservation, State Historic Preservation Division Review, Historic Properties, Private Properties, Project Review, Review Period, WLA, JDC
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 11 (219 yes, 4 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 5

## Summary

Authorizes the State Historic Preservation Division to conduct a phased review of a proposed project on private property under certain circumstances. Amends the process and deadlines by which SHPD must provide written concurrence or non-concurrence for proposed projects on private property or certain projects that require state or county approval for entitlement for use. Clarifies when an application for a proposed project on an existing privately-owned residential property shall be subject to the requirements of section 6E-42, HRS. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD2)

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Historic review for older homes: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, a project involving a privately owned single-family home or townhouse over 50 years old is subject to historic review when the property is listed or nominated for a historic register, is in a historic district, or the work disturbs land with previously identified burials or…
- Historic project application requirements: mixed, low. The law requires a form, application number, site plan, written work details, property photos, and a map of the project area and related work sites. Applicants also provide a past resource survey or a literature review and field check for archaeology, or a windshield survey for buildings. Projects…
- Historic review rules for homeowners: mixed, low. For work affecting a property on Hawaii’s historic register, the Department generally has 90 calendar days to respond after processing a complete submission. The period is 35 days when no historic property is harmed. For large areas, restricted access, or staged or repeated preservation work, the D…
- Historic review deadlines for public projects: mixed, low. For qualifying state or county projects that need an approval and may affect a historic property, aviation artifact, or burial site, the Department has 90 calendar days to respond. The period is 35 days when no historic property is harmed. If an application is incomplete or needs more information o…
- More time to map transit-area sites: mixed, low. Counties and the Hawaii Community Development Authority have until January 1, 2028, instead of January 1, 2026, to work with the Department to identify and submit certain parcels and rights-of-way near transit stations. The sites must fit a general plan for transit-related development or infrastruc…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Tyson K. Miyake (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Terez Amato (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Luke A. Evslin (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Greggor Ilagan (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY
- Cosponsor: Darius K. Kila (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Matthias Kusch (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mike Lee (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Nicole E. Lowen (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: M.
- Cosponsor: Lisa Marten (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Scot Z. Matayoshi (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Ikaika Olds (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Elijah Pierick (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: REYES ODA
- Cosponsor: Kanani Souza (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jenna Takenouchi (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: David A. Tarnas (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-05-06 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 48 | 3 |   |
| 2026-04-30 | Senate | The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.... | pass | 3 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-30 | House | The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.... | pass | 4 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-14 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 25 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-09 | Senate | The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 5 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-25 | Senate | The committee(s) on WLA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 3 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-06 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 46 | 1 |   |
| 2026-03-03 | House | The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes ... | pass | 16 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-11 | House | The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 9 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-06 | House | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on HSG... | pass | 51 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-03 | House | The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 9 | 0 |   |

## Actions (52)

- 2026-06-03: Act 076, 06/03/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1176). (Senate)
- 2026-06-03: Act 076, on 06/03/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1176). (House)
- 2026-05-08: Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888). (Senate)
- 2026-05-07: Transmitted to Governor. (House)
- 2026-05-06: Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2026-05-06: Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with Representative(s) Cochran voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Belatti, Perruso, Poepoe voting no (3) and none excused (0). (House)
- 2026-05-06: Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816). (House)
- 2026-05-01: Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 174-26) as amended in (CD 1). (House)
- 2026-05-01: Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26. (House)
- 2026-05-01: Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 174-26). (Senate)
- 2026-05-01: 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26 (Senate)
- 2026-04-30: The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Evslin, Miyake, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. (House)
- 2026-04-30: The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Rhoads, Lamosao; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2026-04-29: Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-30-26 9:00AM; Conference Room 229. (Senate)
- 2026-04-28: Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-29-26 9:00AM; Conference Room 229. (Senate)
- 2026-04-27: Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-26 9:00AM; CR 229. (Senate)
- 2026-04-24: Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-27-26 9:00AM; CR 229. (Senate)
- 2026-04-21: Senate Conferees Appointed: Lee, C. Chairs; Rhoads Co-Chair; Lamosao. (Senate)
- 2026-04-21: Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 717). (House)
- 2026-04-20: House Conferees Appointed: Hashem, Evslin, Miyake Co-Chairs; Shimizu. (House)
- 2026-04-20: Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). (Senate)
- 2026-04-17: Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780). (Senate)
- 2026-04-16: House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). (House)
- 2026-04-14: Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Inouye, Kim, Lamosao. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. (Senate)
- 2026-04-14: Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 608) in amended form (SD 2). (House)
- 2026-04-10: Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3767) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). (Senate)
- 2026-04-10: 48 Hrs. Notice 04-14-26. (Senate)
- 2026-04-09: The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2026-04-02: The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 04-09-26 10:01AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-03-30: Reported from WLA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3362) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC. (Senate)
- 2026-03-30: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC. (Senate)
- 2026-03-25: The committee(s) on WLA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WLA were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Lamosao ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Inouye, Chang. (Senate)
- 2026-03-24: The committee(s) on WLA has scheduled a public hearing on 03-25-26 1:05PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-03-23: Public notice requirement waived pursuant to Senate Rule 21. (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 150). (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Passed First Reading. (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Referred to WLA, JDC. (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 973-26), recommending passage on Third Reading. (House)
- 2026-03-06: Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Poepoe voting no (1) and Representative(s) Perruso, Quinlan, Sayama excused (3). Transmitted to Senate. (House)
- 2026-03-03: The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. (House)
- 2026-02-27: Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 03-03-26 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-02-19: Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 578-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN. (House)
- 2026-02-19: Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Cochran, Perruso, Poepoe, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). (House)
- 2026-02-11: The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Miyake, Grandinetti, Kila, Kitagawa, La Chica, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Cochran; Noes: none; and Excused: none. (House)
- 2026-02-06: Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 55-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to HSG. (House)
- 2026-02-06: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on HSG with Representative(s) Cochran, Perruso, Poepoe, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). (House)
- 2026-02-06: Bill scheduled to be heard by HSG on Wednesday, 02-11-26 9:00AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-02-03: The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Morikawa, Ichiyama, Woodson; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Belatti, Iwamoto, Poepoe, Shimizu, Souza; Noes: none; and Excused: none. (House)
- 2026-01-30: Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Tuesday, 02-03-26 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-01-26: Referred to WAL, HSG, FIN, referral sheet 1 (House)
- 2026-01-21: Introduced and Pass First Reading. (House)
- 2026-01-20: Prefiled. (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1710_CD1_.pdf)
- HB1710_CD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1710_CD1_.HTM)
- HB1710_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1710_HD1_.HTM)
- HB1710_HD2: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1710_HD2_.HTM)
- HB1710_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1710_SD1_.HTM)
- HB1710_SD2: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1710_SD2_.HTM)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1710_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/GM1176_.PDF)

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- SB 2338: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 2344: RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES. (signed)
- HB 2023: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (signed)
- HB 2021: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (signed)
- SB 2964: RELATING TO PROPERTY INSURANCE. (signed)

## Sources
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1710_CD1_.pdf)
- [HB1710_CD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1710_CD1_.HTM)
- [HB1710_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1710_HD1_.HTM)
- [HB1710_HD2 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1710_HD2_.HTM)
- [HB1710_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1710_SD1_.HTM)
- [HB1710_SD2 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1710_SD2_.HTM)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1710_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/GM1176_.PDF)

## Related
- [SB 847: RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB847-2026)
- [SB 2338: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB2338-2026)
- [HB 2344: RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2344-2026)
- [HB 2023: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2023-2026)
- [HB 2021: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2021-2026)
- [SB 2964: RELATING TO PROPERTY INSURANCE.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB2964-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1710-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).