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This bill establishes the Affordable Housing Land Inventory Task Force, which will be administratively housed in the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development. The task force will comprise key governmental leaders, including the directors of various housing and land management agencies and county mayors, with the potential to add members with specialized expertise. Its primary mission is to conduct a comprehensive study, subject to legislative funding, to evaluate the potential for affordable housing development in strategic locations such as transit-oriented development zones, near transit hubs, bus stations, and urban growth areas on state or county lands. The study will examine factors like agencies' property plans, existing site conditions, development constraints, and potential housing unit capacities. Task force members will serve without compensation but will be reimbursed for expenses, and the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development will provide administrative support. The task force is required to submit a detailed report with findings and recommendations to the Legislature by late 2026 and will be dissolved on January 1, 2027. The bill also appropriates state funds to support the task force's work and is set to take effect on July 1, 3000 (likely a typographical error), with the funding provisions specifically effective on July 1, 2025.

Agriculture and Natural Resources, Budget and Finance, Housing and Urban Affairs

https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=26&year=2025