STAND. COM. REP. NO.
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2025
MAR 28
RE: H.C.R. No. 184
H.D. 1
Honorable Nadine K. Nakamura
Speaker, House of Representatives
Thirty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2025
State of Hawaii
Madame:
Your Committee on Water & Land, to which was referred H.C.R.
No. 184 entitled:
“HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING HAWAI’I COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT A STUDY TO CONSIDER
RESIDENTIAL, HOTEL, AND OTHER LAND USES FOR THE KAKAAKO MAKAI
AREA,”
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this measure is to authorize the Hawai’i
Community Development Authority to conduct a study to consider
residential, hotel, and other land uses for the Kaka’ako Makai area
and to update the Kaka’ako Community Development District Makai
Area Master Plan accordingly.
Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure
from the Environmental Caucus of the Democratic Party of Hawai’i;
Hawai’i Association of REALTORS; Imanaka Asato; and Hawaii Building
& Construction Trades Council. Your Committee received testimony
in opposition to this measure from the Friends of Kewalo; Hawaii’s
Thousand Friends; Kaka’ako Makai Community Planning Advisory
Council; and four individuals. Your Committee received comments
on this measure from the Hawai’i Community Development Authority
and Airlines Committee of Hawaii.
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Your Committee finds that the Hawai’i Community Development
Authority intends to update the Kaka’ako Community Development
District Makai Area Master Plan (Master Plan) in 2025. Your
Committee further finds that when the Master Plan was updated in
2023, it did not contemplate residential, hotel, or other uses.
Your Committee believes that considering residential, hotel, and
other uses when updating the Master Plan is essential to address
the State’s ongoing affordable housing crisis.
Your Committee has amended this measure by:
(1) Requesting the Hawai’i Community Development Authority to
provide an interim report on the results of its study no
later than twenty days prior to the convening of the
Regular Session of 2026 and a final report no later than
December 31, 2026;
(2) Amending its title; and
(3) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the
purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Water & Land that is attached to this report, your
Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 184,
as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to your
Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No.
184, H.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on
behalf of the members of the
Committee on Water & Land,
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 State of Hawaii
House of Representatives ~ ~
The Thirty-third Legislature
Record of Votes of the Committee on Water & Land
Bill/Resolution No.: Committee Referral: Date:
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0 The committee is reconsidering its previous decision on the measure.
The recommendation is to: ~ Pass, unamended (as is) Pass, with amendments (HD) C Hold
C Pass short form bill with Hb to recommit for future public hearing (recommit)
WAL Members Ayes Ayes (WR) Nays Excused
1. HASHEM, Mark J. (C)
2. LAMOSAO, Rachele F. (VC)
3. BELATTI, Della Au V
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4. ICHIYAMA, Linda V
5. IWAMOTO, Kim Coco
6. MORIKAWA, Dee
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7. POEPOE, Mahina V
& WOODSON, Justin H. V
9. SHIMIZU, Garner M.
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10. SOUZA, Kanani
TOTAL (10) L.V
The recommendation is: Adopted IJ Not Adopted
fjoint referral, did not support recommendation.
committee acron~m s)
Vice Chair’s or designee’s signature:
Distribution: Original (White) — Committee Duplic~ (Yellow) — Chief Clerk’s Office Duplicate (Pink) — HMSO