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HI HB1723

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/21/2026

Primary Sponsor

Luke Evslin

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Origin

House of Representatives

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Authorizes the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation (HHFDC) to transfer moneys between the Rental Housing Revolving Fund and its subaccounts without further legislative authorization, with approval from the director of finance.

  • Expands permissible uses of the Rental Housing Revolving Fund beyond loans to include equity investments, credit enhancement, and collateral for rental housing development, construction, acquisition, preservation, and rehabilitation.

  • Adds new funding priority criteria for the mixed-income subaccount, including preference for projects with perpetual affordability commitments and units priced at minimum revenue-neutral levels.

  • Appropriates unspecified amounts from general revenues into the mixed-income subaccount and from the subaccount for fiscal year 2026-2027, to be expended by HHFDC.

  • Contains a sunset provision repealing the amendments on June 30, 2030, reverting to previous statutory language.

Legislative Description

Relating To The Rental Housing Revolving Fund.

Appropriation ($)

Last Action

Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

2/19/2026

Committee Referrals

Finance2/19/2026
Housing1/26/2026

Full Bill Text

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