Hawaii legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii HB1990: Relating to Residential Real Property.
Status: In committee, April 14, 2026
Establishes penalties for an owner of real property's failure to remediate zoning violations, including fines and liens. Permits a county planning or permitting agency or the Attorney General, or a private entity under certain circumstances, to commence foreclosure proceedings if the owner fails to satisfy certain conditions.
What the bill says
A bill for an act relating to residential real property.
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY. SECTION 1. The legislature finds that owners of residential real property have certain responsibilities. The legislature also finds that some property owners are unwilling or unable to fulfill these basic obligations. Accordingly, the purpose of this Act is to specify that: (1) A property owner who receives a notice of violation of any county zoning ordinance, rule, or regulation and fails to remediate the violation to the satisfaction of the county planning or permitting agency and within the agency's specified time frame, shall be fined a minimum of $1,000 per day and subject to a lien if the fines exceed $20,000; and (2) If the property owner does not satisfy the notice of violation and commence remediation of the violation within thirty days of notice, the applicable county planning or permitting agency shall record the notice of violation as a lien on the property with the bureau 2026-2183 HB1990 SD2 SMA-l.docx MinniiiiiiiMinimniiiiHi Page H.B. NO. of conveyances, which shall refer the matter to the applicable county corporation counsel to foreclose the property within thirty days after the agency records the notice of violation, subject to certain conditions. SECTION 2. Chapter 46, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to part I to be appropriately designated and to …
Sponsors
- Scot Matayoshi (D, 49) · primary sponsor
- Tina Grandinetti (D, 20)
- Darius Kila (D, 44)
- Matthias Kusch (D, 1)
- Michael Lee (D, 50)
- Lisa Marten (D, 51)
- Daynette Morikawa (D, HD-017)
- Ikaika Olds (D, 23)
- Gregg Takayama (D, 34)
- Adrian Tam (D, 24)
- David Tarnas (D, 8)
- Shirley Ann Templo (D, 30)
Latest actions
- : Recommitted to JDC/WAM.
- : 48 Hrs. Notice 04-14-26.
- : Reported from JDC/WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3803) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
- : The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 2 No(es): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Awa; and 0 Excused: none.
- : The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Fevella; and 0 Excused: none.
- : The committee(s) on JDC/WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-08-26 10:15AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
- : Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC/WAM.
- : Reported from WLA/EIG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3251) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC/WAM.
- : The committee(s) on EIG recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EIG were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Chang, DeCoite, Richards, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
- : The committee(s) on WLA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WLA were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Chang, Lamosao, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Inouye.
Votes
- WAM: recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS (April 8, 2026): 12 yea, 1 nay, passed
- JDC: recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS (April 8, 2026): 3 yea, 2 nay, passed
- WLA: recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS (March 19, 2026): 4 yea, 0 nay, passed
- EIG: recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS (March 19, 2026): 5 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Cochran, Gedeon, Iwamoto, Poepoe voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Amato, Garcia, Hussey, Kong, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Pierick (March 10, 2026): 42 yea, 9 nay, passed
- JHA: recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS (March 4, 2026): 7 yea, 1 nay, passed
Subjects: Report, Residential Real Property, Penalties, Counties
Common questions
- What is HB1990?
- HB1990 is a bill in the Hawaii Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Relating to Residential Real Property.
- What does HB1990 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act relating to residential real property.
- What is the status of HB1990?
- In committee as of April 14, 2026. Latest action: Recommitted to JDC/WAM. (April 14, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1990?
- Scot Matayoshi (D, 49), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB1990?
- On the Hawaii Legislature website: https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1990&year=2026
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