# Hawaii HB 576: RELATING TO RESTRICTIONS ON THE TRANSFER OF REAL PROPERTY UNDER CHAPTER 201H, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES.

Hawaii HB 576, RELATING TO RESTRICTIONS ON THE TRANSFER OF REAL PROPERTY UNDER CHAPTER 201H, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1) House bill sponsored by Daniel Holt (Democratic); status passed house, last action 2025-03-21 (Reported from HWN/HOU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1282) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.) (as of 2026-10-28).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii HB 576
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1)
- Title: RELATING TO RESTRICTIONS ON THE TRANSFER OF REAL PROPERTY UNDER CHAPTER 201H, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES.
- Status: passed house
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-17
- Last action: 2025-03-21, Reported from HWN/HOU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1282) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
- Sponsor: Daniel Holt (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Subjects: Housing Development Programs, HHFDC, Restrictions on Transfer, Hawaiian Home Lands, Exception, HWN/HOU, WAM
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Exempts transfers of Hawaiian Home Lands from transfer restrictions for real property under housing development programs of the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Daniel Holt (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kirstin Kahaloa (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Darius K. Kila (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Lisa Marten (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tyson K. Miyake (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Chris Todd (Democratic), House

## Actions (24)

- 2025-03-21: Reported from HWN/HOU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1282) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM. (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: The committee(s) on HWN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HWN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Richards, San Buenaventura, Ihara, Keohokalole; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) DeCorte; and 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: The committee(s) on HOU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HOU were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Chang, Hashimoto, Aquino, Kanuha, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2025-03-12: The committee on HOU has deleted the measure from decision making scheduled on 03-13-25 1:00PM; CR 225 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-03-12: The committee(s) on HOU deferred the measure until 03-18-25 1:00PM; CR 225 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-03-11: The committee(s) on HOU deferred the measure until 03-13-25 1:00PM; CR 225 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-03-11: The committee(s) on HWN deferred the measure until 03-18-25 1:00PM; CR 224 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: The committee(s) on HWN/HOU has scheduled a public hearing on 03-11-25 1:05PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 258). (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Passed First Reading. (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Referred to HWN/HOU, WAM. (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Pierick, Ward excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. (House)
- 2025-02-28: Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1057) 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: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; 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)
- 2025-02-13: Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 584) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA. (House)
- 2025-02-13: 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, Kitagawa, Ward excused (3). (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: Introduced and Pass First Reading. (House)
- 2025-01-21: Referred to HSG, JHA, referral sheet 2 (House)
- 2025-01-17: Pending introduction. (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB576_SD1_.pdf)
- HB576_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB576_HD1_.HTM)
- HB576_HD2: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB576_HD2_.HTM)
- HB576_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB576_SD1_.HTM)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB576_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB576_.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/HB576_SD1_.pdf)
- [HB576_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB576_HD1_.HTM)
- [HB576_HD2 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB576_HD2_.HTM)
- [HB576_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB576_SD1_.HTM)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB576_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB576_.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-HB576-2025 (as of 2026-10-28).