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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES             H.C.R. NO.            S.D. 1
TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE, 1999                                
STATE OF HAWAII                                            
                                                             
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                     HOUSE  CONCURRENT
                        RESOLUTION

URGING THE HONOLULU CITY COUNCIL TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 98-226,
   PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTER 21, REVISED ORDINANCES OF
   HONOLULU 1990, RELATING TO ZONING OF ADULT ESTABLISHMENTS.


 1       WHEREAS, Hawaii has a high concentration of mixed
 2   residential and business areas and people in these communities
 3   often find out about new businesses opening in their areas only
 4   after these businesses are established; and
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 6       WHEREAS, some businesses fit in well with the communities,
 7   while others do not because they create a high volume of
 8   disruptive consumer traffic, or decisively change the character
 9   of the neighborhood; and
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11       WHEREAS, one example of the latter is an adult
12   entertainment store that opened in the McCully area of
13   Honolulu, raising a distinct furor in the community; and
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15       WHEREAS, the Honolulu City Council, in order to prevent
16   similar disruptive situations, has proposed amendments to
17   Chapter 21, Revised Ordinances of Honolulu 1990, Relating to
18   Zoning of Adult Establishments; and
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20       WHEREAS, the proposed amendments seek to protect the
21   quality of life of the residents of Honolulu, especially the
22   character of residential areas; and
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24       WHEREAS, the proposed amendments seek also to preserve the
25   rights of free expression guaranteed to all citizens by the
26   U.S. and Hawaii constitutions; now, therefore,
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28       BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the
29   Twentieth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session
30   of 1999, the Senate concurring, that the Honolulu City Council
31   is urged to adopt Resolution No. 98-226, proposing amendments
32   to Chapter 21, Revised Ordinances of Honolulu 1990, relating to
33   zoning of adult establishments; and
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35       BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a certified copy of this
36   Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Chairperson of the
37   Honolulu City Council.