---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION."
description: "Provides that in any county with a population of less than 250,000, fee simple absolute title of a privately owned highway, road, alley, street, way, lane, bikeway, bridge, or trail is deemed transferred to adjacent property owners or the community association if certain conditions are met. Effective 7/1/2027. Sunsets 7/1/2032. (CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "SB 321"
citation: "Hawaii SB 321 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Community Association", "Fee Simple", "Highways", "Ownership", "Private Streets", "Roads", "Subdivider", "Title"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["C.", "CHANG", "FEVELLA", "HASHIMOTO", "LEE", "SAN BUENAVENTURA"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 52
vote_count: 11
first_action: "2025-01-14"
last_action: "2025-05-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/056f8a51-80f5-4fb6-9e0d-f4b85dcf63b1"
source_url: "https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/archives/measure_indiv_Archives.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=321&year=2025"
source_hash: "e883ab5ea692cb7c057ff8adc697055dee194db824e44b28664c12cee354defc"
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 SB 321 (2025) — RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.

Provides that in any county with a population of less than 250,000, fee simple absolute title of a privately owned highway, road, alley, street, way, lane, bikeway, bridge, or trail is deemed transferred to adjacent property owners or the community association if certain conditions are met. Effective 7/1/2027. Sunsets 7/1/2032. (CD1)

## Version chain

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

1. **SB321** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB321_.HTM)
2. **SB321_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB321_CD1_.HTM)
3. **SB321_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB321_HD1_.HTM)
4. **SB321_HD2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB321_HD2_.HTM)
5. **SB321_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB321_SD1_.HTM)

## Votes

- The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **4–0** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on TCA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **4–1** (pass) · upper
- The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **9–0** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **3–1** (pass) · upper
- Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). — **22–3** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **4–1** (pass) · upper
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **5–0** (pass) · lower
- Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). — **22–3** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on WTL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **4–1** (pass) · upper
- The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **10–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- C. — primary (person)
- CHANG — primary (person)
- FEVELLA — primary (person)
- HASHIMOTO — primary (person)
- LEE — primary (person)
- SAN BUENAVENTURA — primary (person)
- Moriwaki — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-05-27** Act 088, on 05/27/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1188). `became-law`
- **2025-05-27** Act 088, 05/27/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1188). `became-law`
- **2025-05-02** Enrolled to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-02** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 821). `receipt`
- **2025-05-01** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 888). `receipt`
- **2025-04-30** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). `passage`
- **2025-04-30** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 3 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte, Fevella). Excused, 0 (none). `passage`
- **2025-04-24** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 04-30-25.
- **2025-04-24** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 99) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2025-04-24** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-25.
- **2025-04-24** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 99).
- **2025-04-24** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Hashem, Tarnas, Kusch, Muraoka; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
- **2025-04-24** 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) Lee, C., Inouye, Rhoads, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Keohokalole. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-24** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-24-25 2:00PM in conference room 411.
- **2025-04-23** Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-24-25 10:35AM; Conference Room 329.
- **2025-04-17** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 825). `receipt`
- **2025-04-17** Senate Conferees Appointed: Lee, C. Chairs; Inouye, Keohokalole, Rhoads Co-Chairs; DeCorte.
- **2025-04-15** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 731). `receipt`
- **2025-04-14** House Conferees Appointed: Kila, Hashem, Tarnas Co-Chairs; Kusch, Muraoka.
- **2025-04-10** Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 779). `receipt`
- **2025-04-10** Senate disagrees with House amendments. `amendment-failure`
- **2025-04-10** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 637). `introduction, receipt`
- **2025-04-08** Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2025-04-04** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-08-25.
- **2025-04-04** Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2029) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2025-03-27** The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-25** Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 03-27-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2025-03-20** Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2).
- **2025-03-20** Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1401), recommending referral to JHA.
- **2025-03-18** The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Lamosao, Belatti, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Morikawa, Poepoe, Souza; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Shimizu; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Woodson. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-14** Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Tuesday, 03-18-25 10:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2025-03-13** Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on WAL with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Holt, Ward, Woodson excused (4). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2025-03-13** Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1197) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to WAL.
- **2025-03-11** The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Grandinetti, Evslin, Kitagawa, La Chica, Miyake, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-07** Bill scheduled to be heard by TRN on Tuesday, 03-11-25 9:00AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2025-03-06** Referred to TRN, WAL, JHA, referral sheet 19 `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-06** Pass First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-03-04** Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 132) in amended form (SD 1). `introduction, receipt`
- **2025-03-04** Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) McKelvey, Richards. Noes, 3 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte, Fevella). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2025-02-28** 48 Hrs. Notice 03-04-25.
- **2025-02-28** Reported from CPN/JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 896) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 1).
- **2025-02-21** The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Chang, San Buenaventura; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-21** The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fukunaga, McKelvey, Richards ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-18** The committee(s) on CPN/JDC will hold a public decision making on 02-21-25 10:10AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
- **2025-02-14** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to CPN/JDC. `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2025-02-14** Reported from TCA/WTL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 624) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to CPN/JDC.
- **2025-02-12** The committee(s) on WTL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WTL were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Elefante, Chang, McKelvey; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) DeCorte; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-12** The committee(s) on TCA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in TCA were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Inouye, Elefante, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) DeCorte; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-06** The committee(s) on TCA/WTL has scheduled a public hearing on 02-12-25 1:03PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
- **2025-01-21** Referred to TCA/WTL, CPN/JDC. `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-15** Introduced and passed First Reading. `introduction`
- **2025-01-14** Pending Introduction.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/056f8a51-80f5-4fb6-9e0d-f4b85dcf63b1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).