# Hawaii HB 1844: RELATING TO THE LAND USE COMMISSION.

Hawaii HB 1844, RELATING TO THE LAND USE COMMISSION., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2) House bill sponsored by Mark J. Hashem (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-03-19 (The committee on WLA deferred the measure.) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii HB 1844
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2)
- Title: RELATING TO THE LAND USE COMMISSION.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-23
- Last action: 2026-03-19, The committee on WLA deferred the measure.
- Sponsor: Mark J. Hashem (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: LUC, Counties, County Plans, State Land Use Urban District Boundaries, Reclassification, WLA/EIG, JDC
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (108 yes, 9 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Except for Important Agricultural Lands, requires the Land Use Commission to reclassify lands that are designated for urban growth under a county general plan or county development plan as being in the urban district at the request of the county, subject to certain conditions. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Mark J. Hashem (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kim Coco Iwamoto (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-10 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 44 | 6 |   |
| 2026-02-24 | House | The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 5 | 3 |   |
| 2026-02-18 | House | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA... | pass | 50 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-10 | House | The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 9 | 0 |   |

## Actions (18)

- 2026-03-19: The committee on WLA deferred the measure. (Senate)
- 2026-03-19: The committee on EIG deferred the measure. (Senate)
- 2026-03-16: The committee(s) on WLA/EIG has scheduled a public hearing on 03-19-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 297). (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Passed First Reading. (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Referred to WLA/EIG, JDC. (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Iwamoto, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Amato, Cochran, Grandinetti, Hussey, Perruso, Poepoe voting no (6) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate. (House)
- 2026-03-06: Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1192-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading. (House)
- 2026-03-06: Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-10-26. (House)
- 2026-02-24: The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Belatti, Kahaloa, Sayama, Takayama; Ayes with reservations: none; 3 Noes: Representative(s) Poepoe, Cochran, Shimizu; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Hashem, Garcia. (House)
- 2026-02-20: Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 02-24-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-02-18: Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 456-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA. (House)
- 2026-02-18: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with Representative(s) Amato, Poepoe voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). (House)
- 2026-02-10: The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Morikawa, Belatti, Ichiyama, Woodson, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Iwamoto, Poepoe; Noes: none; and Excused: none. (House)
- 2026-02-06: Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Tuesday, 02-10-26 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-01-26: Introduced and Pass First Reading. (House)
- 2026-01-26: Referred to WAL, JHA, referral sheet 2 (House)
- 2026-01-23: Pending introduction. (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1844_HD2_.pdf)
- HB1844_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1844_HD1_.HTM)
- HB1844_HD2: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1844_HD2_.HTM)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1844_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1844_.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/HB1844_HD2_.pdf)
- [HB1844_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1844_HD1_.HTM)
- [HB1844_HD2 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1844_HD2_.HTM)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1844_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1844_.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-HB1844-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).