---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO HOUSING."
description: "Beginning 1/1/2025, allows residential uses in areas zoned for commercial use to be considered permitted under certain circumstances. Requires, no later than 1/1/2025, each county to adopt or amend its ordinances to allow for adaptive reuse of existing commercial buildings in the county's building codes. (CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2024"
identifier: "HB 2090"
citation: "Hawaii HB 2090 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Adaptive Reuse", "Administrative Approval", "Areas Zoned for Commercial Use", "Building Codes", "Commercial Buildings", "Counties", "Residential Development"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["AIU", "AMATO", "COCHRAN", "EVSLIN", "GANADEN", "ICHIYAMA", "KAHALOA", "KAPELA", "KILA", "LOWEN", "MARTEN", "MIYAKE", "MORIKAWA", "NAKASHIMA", "PERRUSO", "PIERICK", "SAIKI", "SOUZA", "TAKENOUCHI", "TAM", "TARNAS", "TODD"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 44
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2024-01-19"
last_action: "2024-05-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0486b6d2-7c96-49ba-955c-c9510491188f"
source_url: "https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/archives/measure_indiv_Archives.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=2090&year=2024"
source_hash: "298b8f1f3398d25ac9e0dd00e08fa74dabfcaedf55a8150932df7b18e69bd2fb"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-hi"]
---

# Hawaii HB 2090 (2024) — RELATING TO HOUSING.

Beginning 1/1/2025, allows residential uses in areas zoned for commercial use to be considered permitted under certain circumstances. Requires, no later than 1/1/2025, each county to adopt or amend its ordinances to allow for adaptive reuse of existing commercial buildings in the county's building codes. (CD1)

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **HB2090** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/HB2090_.HTM)
2. **HB2090_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/HB2090_CD1_.HTM)
3. **HB2090_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/HB2090_HD1_.HTM)
4. **HB2090_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/HB2090_SD1_.HTM)
5. **HB2090_SD2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/HB2090_SD2_.HTM)

## Votes

- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **10–0** (pass) · lower
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **4–0** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **4–0** (pass) · upper
- The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **9–0** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on WTL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **4–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- AIU — primary (person)
- AMATO — primary (person)
- COCHRAN — primary (person)
- EVSLIN — primary (person)
- GANADEN — primary (person)
- ICHIYAMA — primary (person)
- KAHALOA — primary (person)
- KAPELA — primary (person)
- KILA — primary (person)
- LOWEN — primary (person)
- MARTEN — primary (person)
- MIYAKE — primary (person)
- MORIKAWA — primary (person)
- NAKASHIMA — primary (person)
- PERRUSO — primary (person)
- PIERICK — primary (person)
- SAIKI — primary (person)
- SOUZA — primary (person)
- TAKENOUCHI — primary (person)
- TAM — primary (person)
- TARNAS — primary (person)
- TODD — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2024-05-29** Act 037, 05/28/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1137). `became-law`
- **2024-05-29** Act 037, on 05/28/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1137). `became-law`
- **2024-05-02** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2024-05-03** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 830). `receipt`
- **2024-05-01** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 798). `receipt`
- **2024-05-01** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). `passage`
- **2024-05-01** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Kim. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). `passage`
- **2024-04-25** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-24
- **2024-04-25** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 44-24).
- **2024-04-25** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday 05-01-24.
- **2024-04-25** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 44-24) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2024-04-25** The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) McKelvey, Inouye, Rhoads, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-25** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Ichiyama, Tarnas, Aiu, Miyake, Takayama, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
- **2024-04-24** Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Thursday, 04-25-24 11:00AM in conference room 224.
- **2024-04-23** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 769). `receipt`
- **2024-04-23** Senate Conferees Appointed: McKelvey Chair; Inouye, Rhoads Co-Chairs; Fevella.
- **2024-04-22** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 792). `receipt`
- **2024-04-19** House Conferees Appointed: Evslin, Ichiyama, Tarnas Co-Chairs; Aiu, Miyake, Takayama, Matsumoto.
- **2024-04-12** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 731). `receipt`
- **2024-04-11** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). `amendment-failure`
- **2024-04-09** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 556) in amended form (SD 2).
- **2024-04-09** Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Ihara). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2024-04-05** 48 Hrs. Notice 04-09-24.
- **2024-04-05** Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3727) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
- **2024-04-02** The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Elefante, San Buenaventura; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-27** The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 04-02-24 10:05AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
- **2024-03-22** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC. `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2024-03-22** Reported from GVO/WTL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3277) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.
- **2024-03-19** The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in GVO were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) McKelvey, Gabbard, San Buenaventura, Wakai, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-19** The committee(s) on WTL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WTL were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Elefante, Chang, McKelvey; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-13** The committee(s) on GVO/WTL has scheduled a public hearing on 03-19-24 3:10PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
- **2024-03-07** Referred to GVO/WTL, JDC. `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-01** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2024-03-01** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 36). `introduction, receipt`
- **2024-02-29** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Belatti, Cochran, Holt excused (3). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2024-02-21** Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Amato, Cochran, Gates, Kapela, Perruso, Woodson excused (6).
- **2024-02-21** Reported from HSG/WAL/JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 624-24) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
- **2024-02-12** The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Takayama, Evslin, Ganaden, Holt, Ichiyama, Ilagan, Kong, Miyake, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-12** The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Ichiyama, Poepoe, Chun, Ganaden, Hashem, M. Mizuno, Morikawa, Takayama, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-12** The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Aiu, Kila, Miyake, Onishi, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Kitagawa, Todd. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-09** Bill scheduled to be heard by HSG/WAL/JHA on Monday, 02-12-24 2:30PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2024-01-24** Referred to HSG/WAL/JHA, referral sheet 2 `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-22** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2024-01-19** Pending introduction.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0486b6d2-7c96-49ba-955c-c9510491188f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).