# Hawaii HB 800: RELATING TO GOVERNMENT.

Hawaii HB 800, RELATING TO GOVERNMENT., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1) House bill sponsored by Kyle T. Yamashita (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-07-03 (Act 289, 07/03/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1392).) (as of 2026-10-27).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii HB 800
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1)
- Title: RELATING TO GOVERNMENT.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-17
- Last action: 2025-07-03, Act 289, 07/03/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1392).
- Sponsor: Kyle T. Yamashita (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Real Property, Public Lands, Transfer, City and County of Honolulu, DLNR, DAGS, HHFDC, Appropriations, WTL, WAM
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 10 (217 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Provides for the transfer of certain parcels in the Liliha Civic Center area and Iwilei Fire Station area from various state agencies to the City and County of Honolulu. Provides for the transfer of the parcel of land upon which Alii Tower is sited from the City and County of Honolulu to the Department of Land and Natural Resources. Exempts the lands transferred to the Department of Land and Natural Resources from the definition of public lands for purposes of Chapter 171, HRS. (CD1)

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Kyle T. Yamashita (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-30 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 50 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-25 | Senate | The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.... | pass | 4 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-25 | House | The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.... | pass | 3 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-08 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 25 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-01 | Senate | The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 11 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-14 | Senate | The committee(s) on WTL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 4 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-04 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 49 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-24 | House | The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes ... | pass | 14 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-13 | House | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN... | pass | 48 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-11 | House | The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 9 | 0 |   |

## Actions (51)

- 2025-07-03: Act 289, 07/03/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1392). (Senate)
- 2025-07-03: Act 289, on 07/03/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1392). (House)
- 2025-06-06: Notice of Intent to veto dated 06/06/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1301) (Senate)
- 2025-06-06: Notice of intent to veto (Gov. Msg. No. 1301) (House)
- 2025-05-02: Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 821). (Senate)
- 2025-05-01: Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 888). (House)
- 2025-05-01: Transmitted to Governor. (House)
- 2025-04-30: Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2025-04-30: Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). (House)
- 2025-04-25: The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Hashimoto, Elefante, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2025-04-25: The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Yamashita, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. (House)
- 2025-04-25: Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 180) as amended in (CD 1). (House)
- 2025-04-25: Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 04-30-25. (House)
- 2025-04-25: Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 180). (Senate)
- 2025-04-25: 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-25 (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-25-25 9:45AM in conference room 229. (House)
- 2025-04-23: Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-24-25 10:00AM in conference room 229. (House)
- 2025-04-21: Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-23-25 10:00AM in conference room 229. (House)
- 2025-04-17: Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Monday, 04-21-25 10:00AM in conference room 229. (House)
- 2025-04-15: Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 732). (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: Senate Conferees Appointed: Inouye Chair; Hashimoto Co-Chair; Elefante, DeCorte. (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 788). (House)
- 2025-04-14: House Conferees Appointed: Hashem, Yamashita Co-Chairs; Souza. (House)
- 2025-04-11: Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 704). (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). (House)
- 2025-04-08: Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 680) in amended form (SD 2). (House)
- 2025-04-04: Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1751) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). (Senate)
- 2025-04-04: 48 Hrs. Notice 04-08-25. (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 11 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite, Fevella. (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-01-25 10:01AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: Reported from WTL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1215) 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)
- 2025-03-14: The committee(s) on WTL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WTL were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Chang, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Elefante ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) McKelvey. (Senate)
- 2025-03-10: The committee(s) on WTL has scheduled a public hearing on 03-14-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 286). (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Passed First Reading. (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Referred to WTL, WAM. (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Hussey voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Pierick, Ward excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. (House)
- 2025-02-28: Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1155), recommending passage on Third Reading. (House)
- 2025-02-24: The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Alcos, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Hussey, Ward. (House)
- 2025-02-21: Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Monday, 02-24-25 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-02-13: Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 594) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN. (House)
- 2025-02-13: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kitagawa, Ward excused (3). (House)
- 2025-02-11: The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Lamosao, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Morikawa, Poepoe, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Belatti, Souza; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Woodson. (House)
- 2025-02-07: Bill scheduled for decision making on Tuesday, 02-11-25 10:00AM in conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-02-04: The committee(s) on WAL recommend(s) that the measure be deferred. (House)
- 2025-01-30: Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Tuesday, 02-04-25 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-01-21: Introduced and Pass First Reading. (House)
- 2025-01-21: Referred to WAL, FIN, referral sheet 2 (House)
- 2025-01-17: Pending introduction. (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB800_CD1_.pdf)
- HB800_CD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB800_CD1_.HTM)
- HB800_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB800_HD1_.HTM)
- HB800_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB800_SD1_.HTM)
- HB800_SD2: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB800_SD2_.HTM)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB800_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/GM1392_.PDF)

## Related bills

- HB 431: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 1064: RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION. (signed)
- SB 1044: RELATING TO THE STABILIZATION OF PROPERTY INSURANCE. (signed)
- SB 1231: RELATING TO PARENTAGE. (signed)
- HB 796: RELATING TO TAX CREDITS. (vetoed)
- HB 958: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (vetoed)

## Sources
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB800_CD1_.pdf)
- [HB800_CD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB800_CD1_.HTM)
- [HB800_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB800_HD1_.HTM)
- [HB800_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB800_SD1_.HTM)
- [HB800_SD2 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB800_SD2_.HTM)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB800_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/GM1392_.PDF)

## Related
- [HB 431: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB431-2025)
- [HB 1064: RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1064-2025)
- [SB 1044: RELATING TO THE STABILIZATION OF PROPERTY INSURANCE.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB1044-2025)
- [SB 1231: RELATING TO PARENTAGE.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB1231-2025)
- [HB 796: RELATING TO TAX CREDITS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB796-2025)
- [HB 958: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB958-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB800-2025 (as of 2026-10-27).