Hawaii HR120: Requesting the Department of Transportation, in Collaboration with the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, to Convene a Working Group to Coordinate Capital Improvement Planning to Reduce Infrastructure Costs for Hawaiian Home Lands Developments.

What the bill says

From the engrossed text:

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H R. N Q TI-HRTY-TH1RD LEGISLATURE, 2026 H.D. . HOUSE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS, TO CONVENE A WORKING GROUP TO COORDINATE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLANNING TO REDUCE INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS FOR HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS DEVELOPMENTS. WHEREAS, Act 279, Session Laws of Hawaii 2022 (Act 279), appropriated $600,000,000 for the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to address the backlog of applicants on its waitlist for homestead leases; and WHEREAS, Act 279 identified costs of infrastructure as a major challenge faced by the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands in preparing lots for homestead leases; and WHEREAS, these costs include preparing land for homesteading with adequate roads, water, sewer drainage, electrical, and other necessities; and WHEREAS, any infrastructure development or capital improvement efforts undertaken by the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands should be in coordination with other relevant departments and stakeholders in order to reduce costs and increase efficiency; and WHEREAS, the Department of Transportation is engaged in a number of infrastructure projects that may overlap with current or future Department of Hawaiian Home Lands development initiatives; and WHEREAS, the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands and Department of Transportation must ensure synchronized and coordinated planning in capital improvement planning; now, therefore, 2026--2876 HR120 HD1 HMSO No. H.R. ~g•1 Page2 BE IT …

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Sponsors

• Darius Kila (D, 44) · primary sponsor
• Terez Amato (D, 11)
• Diamond Garcia (R, 42)
• Gedeon, Joe (R, 18)
• Kim Iwamoto (D, 25)
• Christopher Muraoka (R, 45)
• Amy Perruso (D, 46)
• Mahina Poepoe (D, 13)
• Julie Reyes Oda (R, 40)
• Garner Shimizu (R, 32)
• David Tarnas (D, 8)

Latest actions

1. April 9, 2026: Resolution adopted in final form.
2. April 9, 2026: Adopted with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1).
3. April 9, 2026: Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1881-26), recommending adoption.
4. April 7, 2026: The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Takayama, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Sayama, Cochran.
5. April 2, 2026: Resolution scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 04-07-26 2:00PM in conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
6. April 2, 2026: Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on JHA as amended in HD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
7. April 2, 2026: Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1687-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending referral to JHA.
8. March 31, 2026: The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Miyake, Evslin, Grandinetti, Kitagawa, La Chica, Cochran, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
9. March 27, 2026: Resolution scheduled to be heard by TRN on Tuesday, 03-31-26 10:00AM in conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
10. March 18, 2026: Referred to TRN, JHA, referral sheet 19

Votes

• Adopted with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1) (April 9, 2026): 50 yea, 0 nay, passed
• JHA: recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED (April 7, 2026): 8 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on JHA as amended in HD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0) (April 2, 2026): 51 yea, 0 nay, passed
• TRN: recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS (March 31, 2026): 9 yea, 0 nay, passed

Common questions

What is HR120?

HR120 is a bill in the Hawaii Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Requesting the Department of Transportation, in Collaboration with the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, to Convene a Working Group to Coordinate Capital Improvement Planning to Reduce Infrastructure Costs for Hawaiian Home Lands Developments.

What is the status of HR120?

Passed both chambers as of April 9, 2026. Latest action: Resolution adopted in final form. (April 9, 2026).

Who sponsored HR120?

Darius Kila (D, 44), with 10 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for HR120?

On the Hawaii Legislature website: https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HR&billnumber=120&year=2026