# Hawaii HB 367: RELATING TO BUILDING PERMITS.

Hawaii HB 367, RELATING TO BUILDING PERMITS., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1) House bill sponsored by Luke A. Evslin (Democratic); status passed house, last action 2025-03-17 (Reported from HOU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1096) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.) (as of 2026-10-28).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii HB 367
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1)
- Title: RELATING TO BUILDING PERMITS.
- Status: passed house
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-16
- Last action: 2025-03-17, Reported from HOU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1096) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.
- Sponsor: Luke A. Evslin (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: County Permits, Maintenance, Group U Structures, Remodeling, Special Management Areas, Exemptions, HOU, JDC
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Allows for county permit exemptions for certain kinds of activities, including maintenance activities, installing group U structures, and certain interior remodeling work, when located outside a special management area. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Luke A. Evslin (Democratic), House

## Actions (20)

- 2025-03-17: Reported from HOU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1096) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC. (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC. (Senate)
- 2025-03-11: The committee(s) on HOU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HOU were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Chang, Hashimoto, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Aquino, Fevella. (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: Re-Referred to HOU, JDC. (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: The committee(s) on HOU has scheduled a public hearing on 03-11-25 1:10PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 217). (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Passed First Reading. (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Referred to HOU/EIG, JDC. (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Perruso, Souza voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Iwamoto voting no (1) and Representative(s) Pierick, Ward excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. (House)
- 2025-02-28: Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1161) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading. (House)
- 2025-02-28: Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-04-25. (House)
- 2025-02-26: The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Hashem, Takayama, Todd, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Belatti; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Perruso; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Kahaloa. (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)
- 2025-02-14: Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 762) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA. (House)
- 2025-02-14: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Matayoshi, Poepoe, Ward excused (4). (House)
- 2025-02-12: The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Miyake, Grandinetti, Kila, Kitagawa, La Chica, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran. (House)
- 2025-02-06: Bill scheduled to be heard by HSG on Wednesday, 02-12-25 9:00AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-01-21: Referred to HSG, JHA, referral sheet 1 (House)
- 2025-01-17: Introduced and Pass First Reading. (House)
- 2025-01-16: Pending introduction. (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB367_SD1_.pdf)
- HB367_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB367_HD1_.HTM)
- HB367_HD2: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB367_HD2_.HTM)
- HB367_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB367_SD1_.HTM)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB367_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB367_.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/HB367_SD1_.pdf)
- [HB367_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB367_HD1_.HTM)
- [HB367_HD2 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB367_HD2_.HTM)
- [HB367_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB367_SD1_.HTM)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB367_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB367_.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-HB367-2025 (as of 2026-10-28).