Bill > HB1742

This bill, effective July 1, 3000, aims to address Hawaii's housing shortage by authorizing the construction and occupation of "self-contained relocatable housing units" and by redefining "manufactured homes" as real property. Part I of the bill allows these self-contained units, which are movable and can operate independently of utilities, to be built and occupied with a streamlined ministerial zoning permit process, provided they meet specific criteria such as a floor area of no more than 400 square feet and are placed on land with the owner's consent, with counties able to impose reasonable ordinances on sanitation, access, spacing, and safety, but not in a way that prevents at least one unit per legal lot. This part also clarifies that the existing prohibition on using vehicles for habitation does not apply to these authorized units. Part II of the bill amends existing law to classify "manufactured homes," defined as dwellings built to federal standards and installed on a permanent foundation with utility connections, as real property, meaning their transfer, conveyance, and mortgages must follow the same recording and enforcement rules as other real estate.

Housing and Urban Affairs, Justice, Transportation and Infrastructure

https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1742&year=2026