STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1198-26

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2026

RE: H.B. No. 1919

H.D. 3

Honorable Nadine K. Nakamura

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2026

State of Hawaii

Madame:

Your Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred H.B. No. 1919, H.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to, beginning July 1, 2027, prohibit the counties from imposing minimum parking mandates for certain developments and limit the minimum parking requirements that may be imposed for other developments.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development; Hawaiʻi Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission; two members of the Honolulu City Council; one member of the Hawaiʻi County Council; one member of the Maui County Council; Ala Moana-Kakaʻako Neighborhood Board No. 11; Holomua Collaborative; Hawaiʻi Association of REALTORS; Ulupono Initiative; Oahu Metropolitan Planning Organization; Hawaiʻi Bicycling League; Housing Hawaiʻi's Future; Grassroot Institute of Hawaii; Democratic Party of Hawaiʻi; Hawaiʻi Appleseed Center for Law & Economic Justice; Hawaiʻi YIMBY; Avalon Development; HPM Building Supply; AARP Hawaiʻi; and numerous individuals. Your Committee received testimony in opposition to this measure from two individuals.

Your Committee finds that parking minimums subsidize infrastructure that tends to benefit wealthier car owners and can increase construction costs, which can then reduce the availability of much-needed housing. In contrast, removing parking minimums can reduce financial, infrastructure, and land barriers in transit-oriented development areas, thereby supporting the creation of more affordable housing units. Your Committee further finds that parking reforms, such as the one proposed by this measure, can offer greater flexibility to respond to local community needs while advancing broader transportation and housing goals.

Your Committee has amended this measure by making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1919, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1919, H.D. 3.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs,

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DAVID A. TARNAS, Chair