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Gov. Green Affordable Housing Emergency Proclamation (Continuing Series, 2023-2026) (HI)

Tracked preemption from the Hawaii overlay bundle.

Overview

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Effective
2023-07-17
Sunset
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Authority
state
Scope
state:HI
Other Hawaii preemptions
Hawaii Act 39 (SLH 2024) — Statewide ADU MandateMaui County Bill 9 (2024) — Apartment District STR Phase-Out (Minatoya List)Honolulu Ord. 22-7 — Short-Term Rental 90-Day Floor (City & County of Honolulu)Hawaii Native Hawaiian Traditional & Customary Rights (Hawaii Const. Art. XII §7)Hawaii Coastal Zone Management — Special Management Area (HRS Ch. 205A)Hawaii HRS Chapter 343 — State Environmental Review (HEPA)Hawaii HRS Chapter 205 — State Land Use Districts (LUC Classification)Hawaii Conservation District — DLNR Exclusive Jurisdiction (HAR 13-5)

Trigger predicate

When this evaluates true for a parcel, the law's preempted fields take precedence over base zoning.

AND
  • project.affordable_pct ≥ 50
  • project.qualifies_for_emergency_proclamation == True

Preempted fields

2 fields on the base district schema are rewritten when the trigger fires.

FieldOpValueNote
state_and_county_permit_feeswaive—Live proclamations waive qualifying state and county fees and procedural requirements
review_typewaive_discretionary—Procedural fast-track for qualifying affordable housing projects

Citation

Authority source
Gov. Green Emergency Proclamation Relating to Affordable Housing (HRS Ch. 127A); reissued bimonthly through 2026-01-16; Hawaii Supreme Court (Sep 2025) upheld proclamation class, struck Build Beyond Barriers cert mechanism
§ HRS Ch. 127A emergency authority
https://hale.hawaii.gov/emergency-proclamation/

Research notes

15+ reissuances since July 2023; latest captured 2026-01-16. HI Supreme Court (Sep 2025) upheld proclamations as valid Ch. 127A exercise but struck the ad-hoc 'Build Beyond Barriers' certification mechanism that appeared in the first five iterations. Conforming-form proclamations continue. Inherently temporary / contingent overlay — verify currency at use time.