# Hawaii HB 1842: RELATING TO GOVERNMENT.

Hawaii HB 1842, RELATING TO GOVERNMENT., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2) House bill sponsored by Gregg Takayama (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-04-30 (Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 05-01-26 10:45AM in conference room 224.) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii HB 1842
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2)
- Title: RELATING TO GOVERNMENT.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-22
- Last action: 2026-04-30, Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 05-01-26 10:45AM in conference room 224.
- Sponsor: Gregg Takayama (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: DLNR, DAGS, HHFDC, Real Property, Public Lands, Transfer, City and County of Honolulu, WLA, WAM
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 8 (163 yes, 8 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Amends Act 289, SLH 2025, to replace the Senior Residence at Iwilei parcel with the Westridge parcel, repeal the designation of affected parcels as public lands, change the transfer date for the Alii Tower parcel to 12/31/2026, change the deadline for approval by the City and County of Honolulu to 12/31/2027, change the repeal date to 1/1/2028, and repeal reenactment language. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Gregg Takayama (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-14 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 25 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-07 | Senate | The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The... | pass | 12 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-23 | Senate | The committee(s) on WLA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 5 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-06 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 44 | 3 |   |
| 2026-03-02 | House | The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes ... | pass | 15 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-17 | House | The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 6 | 2 |   |
| 2026-02-10 | House | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on WAL... | pass | 49 | 2 |   |
| 2026-02-04 | House | The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 7 | 1 |   |

## Actions (41)

- 2026-04-30: Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 05-01-26 10:45AM in conference room 224. (House)
- 2026-04-29: Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-30-26 10:45AM in conference room 224. (House)
- 2026-04-28: Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-29-26 10:45AM in conference room 224. (House)
- 2026-04-27: Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Tuesday, 04-28-26 10:45AM in conference room 224. (House)
- 2026-04-24: Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 820). (Senate)
- 2026-04-23: House Conferees Appointed: Evslin, Hashem, Yamashita Co-Chairs; Muraoka. (House)
- 2026-04-21: Senate Conferees Appointed: Lee, C. Chairs; Elefante Co-Chair; Chang. (Senate)
- 2026-04-21: Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 717). (House)
- 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. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Elefante, Inouye, McKelvey, Rhoads, Richards. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. (Senate)
- 2026-04-14: Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 628) in amended form (SD 1). (House)
- 2026-04-10: Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3710) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading. (Senate)
- 2026-04-10: One Day Notice 04-14-26. (Senate)
- 2026-04-07: The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Hashimoto, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Elefante, Inouye ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C.. (Senate)
- 2026-04-02: The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-07-26 10:31AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-03-30: Reported from WLA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3246) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM. (Senate)
- 2026-03-30: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. (Senate)
- 2026-03-23: The committee(s) on WLA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WLA were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Inouye, Chang, Lamosao, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2026-03-20: The committee(s) on WLA has scheduled a public hearing on 03-23-26 1:05PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-03-18: Re-Referred to WLA, WAM. (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 161). (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Passed First Reading. (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Referred to WLA, WAM/JDC. (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 999-26), recommending passage on Third Reading. (House)
- 2026-03-06: Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Gedeon, Muraoka, Pierick voting no (3) and Representative(s) Perruso, Quinlan, Sayama excused (3). Transmitted to Senate. (House)
- 2026-03-02: The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Gedeon; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Alcos. (House)
- 2026-02-27: The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 03-02-26. (House)
- 2026-02-27: Bill scheduled for decision making on Monday, 03-02-26 10:00AM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-02-24: Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 02-27-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-02-20: Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 711-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN. (House)
- 2026-02-20: Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Garcia voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Muraoka, Pierick voting no (2) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). (House)
- 2026-02-17: The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Morikawa, Ichiyama, Woodson, Souza; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Belatti; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Iwamoto, Shimizu; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Poepoe. (House)
- 2026-02-11: Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Tuesday, 02-17-26 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-02-10: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on WAL with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka voting no (2) and none excused (0). (House)
- 2026-02-09: Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 117-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to WAL. (House)
- 2026-02-04: The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Miyake, Cochran, Grandinetti, Kila, La Chica, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Muraoka; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Kitagawa. (House)
- 2026-01-30: Bill scheduled to be heard by HSG on Wednesday, 02-04-26 9:00AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-01-26: Referred to HSG, WAL, FIN, referral sheet 1 (House)
- 2026-01-23: Introduced and Pass First Reading. (House)
- 2026-01-22: Pending introduction. (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1842_SD1_.pdf)
- HB1842_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1842_HD1_.HTM)
- HB1842_HD2: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1842_HD2_.HTM)
- HB1842_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1842_SD1_.HTM)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1842_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1842_.PDF)

## Related bills

- SB 847: RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS. (became law)
- 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/HB1842_SD1_.pdf)
- [HB1842_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1842_HD1_.HTM)
- [HB1842_HD2 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1842_HD2_.HTM)
- [HB1842_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1842_SD1_.HTM)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1842_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1842_.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-HB1842-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).