HI HB669

Increases the acreage threshold for Land Use Commission jurisdiction from 15 acres to 50 acres for district boundary amendments in agricultural, rural, and urban districts.

Expands county land use decision-making authority to process boundary amendments for lands less than 50 acres (previously 15 acres) without requiring Land Use Commission approval.

Creates streamlined approval process for workforce or affordable housing special permits on land greater than 50 acres or important agricultural lands, limiting Land Use Commission to only imposing additional restrictions or disapproving petitions rather than full approval authority.

Requires Land Use Commission special permit review to run concurrently with county planning commission action, with Land Use Commission decision due within 45 days of the county planning commission's decision.

Changes land use district boundary amendment procedures and updates references to thresholds across multiple Hawaii Revised Statutes sections related to land use and housing development.