HB 1305 Summary

• Authorizes counties with populations of 500,000 or more to partner with Hawaii nonprofit corporations to develop community-initiated development projects addressing housing, food, health care, economic development, transportation, and other community needs.

• Requires county departments to maintain an inventory of suitable properties for projects, including state agriculture and conservation lands, urban real estate, churches, harbors, health facilities, housing, parks, schools, and sporting facilities.

• Mandates nonprofit corporations to prepare master plans for projects that include multiple-use facilities, business placement strategies, phased development, synergy between businesses, and stakeholder benefits, with approval required from neighborhood boards and county legislative bodies.

• Creates eight revolving funds to support community-initiated development projects: land acquisition, pre-development, development, construction, building materials, repair and maintenance, modernization, and community organization-owned housing.

• Appropriates funds from general revenues for fiscal years 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 to be deposited equally among the eight revolving funds, with expenditures managed by the City and County of Honolulu; effective July 1, 2023.