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HI SB2197

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/21/2026

Primary Sponsor

Stanley Chang

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Origin

Senate

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends Section 201H-181 of Hawaii Revised Statutes governing the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation's (HHFDC) rent-to-own housing program
  • Replaces the fixed five-year period during which the sales price of a rent-to-own dwelling unit must remain fixed with a flexible "option period" to be established by HHFDC
  • Participants who do not purchase their unit within the new option period forfeit their right to continue living in the unit, which is then made available to another purchaser or renter
  • Effective date is July 1, 2050

Legislative Description

Related To Housing.

HHFDC

Last Action

The committee on CPN deferred the measure.

2/3/2026

Committee Referrals

Housing1/26/2026

Full Bill Text

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