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type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO HOUSING."
description: "Part I: Establishes requirements for kauhale projects, including reporting requirements by the Statewide Office on Homelessness and Housing Solutions (OHHS). Requires the Auditor to conduct a management and performance audit of the kauhale initiative. Appropriates funds for the continued operation of the kauhale initiative. Part II: Establishes the Ohana Zones Program as a permanent program within OHHS. Appropriates funds to DHS for the continued implementation of the Ohana Zones Pilot Program. Part III: Requires OHHS to submit a report every four months to the Legislature detailing the expenditure of funds appropriated toward the kauhale and ohana zones initiatives and conduct a comprehensive needs assessment. Part IV: Changes references to the Governor's Coordinator on Homelessness to \"Coordinator on Homelessness\". Specifies that the Coordinator on Homelessness shall report directly to the Director of Human Services. (CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "HB 431"
citation: "Hawaii HB 431 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appropriations ($)", "Auditor", "Coordinator on Homelessness", "DHS", "Director of Human Services", "Housing", "Kauhale Initiative", "OHHS", "Ohana Zones Pilot Program", "Reporting"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["AMATO", "BELATTI", "CHUN", "COCHRAN", "EVSLIN", "GARRETT", "GRANDINETTI", "HASHEM", "HOLT", "HUSSEY", "ICHIYAMA", "ILAGAN", "IWAMOTO", "KAHALOA", "KAPELA", "KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY", "KILA", "KITAGAWA", "KONG", "KUSCH", "LA CHICA", "LAMOSAO", "LEE", "LOWEN", "M.", "MARTEN", "MATAYOSHI", "MIYAKE", "MORIKAWA", "NAKAMURA", "OLDS", "PERRUSO", "POEPOE", "QUINLAN", "SAYAMA", "TAKAYAMA", "TAKENOUCHI", "TAM", "TARNAS", "TEMPLO", "TODD", "WOODSON", "YAMASHITA"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 57
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2025-01-17"
last_action: "2025-07-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/de18ce8f-324e-44de-8187-1f6c9d00832e"
source_url: "https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/archives/measure_indiv_Archives.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=431&year=2025"
source_hash: "19ea104cb88faf55dc053fae46747e70c80ec0e42db3bef7d9ab983bafc8997d"
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 431 (2025) — RELATING TO HOUSING.
Part I: Establishes requirements for kauhale projects, including reporting requirements by the Statewide Office on Homelessness and Housing Solutions (OHHS). Requires the Auditor to conduct a management and performance audit of the kauhale initiative. Appropriates funds for the continued operation of the kauhale initiative. Part II: Establishes the Ohana Zones Program as a permanent program within OHHS. Appropriates funds to DHS for the continued implementation of the Ohana Zones Pilot Program. Part III: Requires OHHS to submit a report every four months to the Legislature detailing the expenditure of funds appropriated toward the kauhale and ohana zones initiatives and conduct a comprehensive needs assessment. Part IV: Changes references to the Governor's Coordinator on Homelessness to "Coordinator on Homelessness". Specifies that the Coordinator on Homelessness shall report directly to the Director of Human Services. (CD1)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB431** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB431_.HTM)
2. **HB431_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB431_CD1_.HTM)
3. **HB431_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB431_HD1_.HTM)
4. **HB431_HD2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB431_HD2_.HTM)
5. **HB431_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB431_SD1_.HTM)
6. **HB431_SD2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB431_SD2_.HTM)
## Votes
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **3–0** (pass) · upper
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **3–0** (pass) · lower
- Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). — **23–2** (pass) · upper
- The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **15–0** (pass) · lower
- The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **7–1** (pass) · lower
- The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on HOU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). — **23–2** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- AMATO — primary (person)
- BELATTI — primary (person)
- CHUN — primary (person)
- COCHRAN — primary (person)
- EVSLIN — primary (person)
- GARRETT — primary (person)
- GRANDINETTI — primary (person)
- HASHEM — primary (person)
- HOLT — primary (person)
- HUSSEY — primary (person)
- ICHIYAMA — primary (person)
- ILAGAN — primary (person)
- IWAMOTO — primary (person)
- KAHALOA — primary (person)
- KAPELA — primary (person)
- KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY — primary (person)
- KILA — primary (person)
- KITAGAWA — primary (person)
- KONG — primary (person)
- KUSCH — primary (person)
- LA CHICA — primary (person)
- LAMOSAO — primary (person)
- LEE — primary (person)
- LOWEN — primary (person)
- M. — primary (person)
- MARTEN — primary (person)
- MATAYOSHI — primary (person)
- MIYAKE — primary (person)
- MORIKAWA — primary (person)
- NAKAMURA — primary (person)
- OLDS — primary (person)
- PERRUSO — primary (person)
- POEPOE — primary (person)
- QUINLAN — primary (person)
- SAYAMA — primary (person)
- TAKAYAMA — primary (person)
- TAKENOUCHI — primary (person)
- TAM — primary (person)
- TARNAS — primary (person)
- TEMPLO — primary (person)
- TODD — primary (person)
- WOODSON — primary (person)
- YAMASHITA — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-07-09** Act 309, on 07/09/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1422). `became-law`
- **2025-07-09** Act 309, 07/09/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1422). `became-law`
- **2025-05-01** Transmitted to Governor.
- **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, Muraoka, Pierick voting no (3) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). `passage`
- **2025-04-30** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte). Excused, 0 (none). `passage`
- **2025-04-25** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-25
- **2025-04-25** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 189).
- **2025-04-25** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 04-30-25.
- **2025-04-25** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 189) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2025-04-25** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Marten, Takenouchi, Olds; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Evslin, Pierick.
- **2025-04-25** The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Aquino, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Chang. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-25** Received notice of change in Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 880). `receipt`
- **2025-04-30** Received notice of change in conferees (Hse. Com. No. 817). `receipt`
- **2025-04-25** House Conferees Changed: Representative Takenouchi added as Co-Chair. Representative Yamashita discharged as Co-Chair.
- **2025-04-25** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-25-25 5:00PM in conference room 329.
- **2025-04-25** Senate Conferees Changed: Senator Aquino added as Co-Chair. Senator Hashimoto discharged as Co-Chair.
- **2025-04-24** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-25-25 1:45PM in conference room 329.
- **2025-04-23** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-24-25 1:30PM in conference room 329.
- **2025-04-21** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-23-25 1:30PM in conference room 329.
- **2025-04-17** Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Monday, 04-21-25 1:30PM in conference room 329.
- **2025-04-16** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 810). `receipt`
- **2025-04-16** Senate Conferees Appointed: San Buenaventura Chair; Chang, Hashimoto Co-Chairs; Fevella.
- **2025-04-15** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 732). `receipt`
- **2025-04-14** House Conferees Appointed: Marten, Evslin, Yamashita Co-Chairs; Olds, Pierick.
- **2025-04-10** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 621). `receipt`
- **2025-04-08** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). `amendment-failure`
- **2025-04-04** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 573) in amended form (SD 2).
- **2025-04-04** Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2025-04-02** 48 Hrs. Notice 04-04-25.
- **2025-04-02** Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1528) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
- **2025-03-28** The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 11 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C., Fevella. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-25** The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-28-25 10:02AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
- **2025-03-21** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2025-03-21** Reported from HHS/HOU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1287) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
- **2025-03-12** The committee(s) on HOU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HOU were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Chang, Hashimoto, Aquino, Kanuha, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-12** The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Aquino, Hashimoto, Keohokalole, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-07** The committee(s) on HHS/HOU has scheduled a public hearing on 03-12-25 1:05PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
- **2025-03-04** Referred to HHS/HOU, WAM. `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-04** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2025-03-04** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 102). `introduction, receipt`
- **2025-02-28** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka voting no (2) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2025-02-28** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 962), recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2025-02-24** The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Alcos, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-21** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Monday, 02-24-25 12:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2025-02-14** Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka, Pierick voting no (3) and Representative(s) Cochran, Matayoshi, Poepoe, Ward excused (4).
- **2025-02-14** Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 765) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
- **2025-02-12** The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Miyake, Grandinetti, Kitagawa, La Chica, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Kila; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Muraoka; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-06** Bill scheduled to be heard by HSG on Wednesday, 02-12-25 9:00AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2025-01-30** Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on HSG with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2025-01-30** Reported from HSH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to HSG.
- **2025-01-28** The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Marten, Olds, Amato, Chun, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Takayama, Takenouchi, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Alcos. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-01-24** Bill scheduled to be heard by HSH on Tuesday, 01-28-25 9:00AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2025-01-21** Referred to HSH, HSG, FIN, referral sheet 2 `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-21** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-01-17** Pending introduction.
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/de18ce8f-324e-44de-8187-1f6c9d00832e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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