Bill Text: HI SCR48 | 2018 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Requesting The Department Of Hawaiian Home Lands To Provide Multi-family, High-density Development In Transient-oriented Development Zones And Tiny Homes For Native Hawaiians.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 17-0)
Status: (Passed) 2018-04-24 - Resolution adopted in final form. [SCR48 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2018-SCR48-Amended.html
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TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE, 2018 |
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SENATE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION
REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS TO PROVIDE
MULTI-FAMILY, HIGH-DENSITY DEVELOPMENT IN TRANSIENT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT ZONES
AND TINY HOMES FOR NATIVE HAWAIIANS.
WHEREAS, the availability of housing in Hawaii, especially for Native Hawaiians, has been a long-standing concern; and
WHEREAS, the Housing and Urban Development (HUD) report titled, "Housing Needs of Native Hawaiians: A Report From the Assessment of American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian Housing Needs", notes that Native Hawaiians are disproportionately represented in the State's homeless population; and
WHEREAS, HUD's 2015 Homeless Populations and Subpopulations report shows thirty-nine percent of homeless in Hawaii identify as Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander; and
WHEREAS, according to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, there are approximately 27,000 Native Hawaiian applicants on the homestead waitlist; and
WHEREAS, the Hawaiian Home Lands Trust has focused primarily on single-family homes over its lifetime; and
WHEREAS, since the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands is tasked with protecting and improving the lives of Native Hawaiians, it can and should do more to assist Native Hawaiians and increase the production and availability of housing for those on the waitlist; and
WHEREAS, tiny homes may play a role in placing Native Hawaiians in low-priced housing, allowing more to qualify for a home; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Twenty-ninth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2018, the House of Representatives concurring, that the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands is requested to take the following actions:
(1) Develop multi-family, high-density development in transit-oriented development zones and tiny homes; and
(2) Identify beneficiaries who may benefit from the delivery of diverse residential homesteading opportunities; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a certified copy of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Chairperson of the Hawaiian Homes Commission.
Department of Hawaiian Home Lands; Housing for Native Hawaiians
