HI HB656

Exempts housing developments constructed by nonprofit housing organizations from school impact fees when units are rented or sold to persons or families earning up to 120% of the area median income as determined by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Exempts county governments and the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation from school impact fees for low- and moderate-income housing projects.

Removes previous language requiring all government housing projects and projects processed under Hawaii Revised Statutes sections 46-15.1 and 201H-38 to pay school impact fees.

Adds a new exemption category (subsection 5) to Hawaii Revised Statutes Section 302A-1603 covering qualifying nonprofit, county, and HHFDC housing developments.

Aims to encourage affordable housing development by reducing financial barriers through school impact fee exemptions for low- and moderate-income housing projects.