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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
H.C.R. NO. |
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THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2023 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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HOUSE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION
urging the counties to include townhomes in the residential permitting process for the installation of solar panels.
WHEREAS, the State has a goal to achieve one hundred percent clean energy by 2045; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Planning and Permitting of the City and County of Honolulu is experiencing a backlog for commercial permits for the installation of solar panels, causing delays of up to two years; and
WHEREAS, commercial permits are required for solar panel installations for townhomes, while these installations for single-family homes require only a residential permit; and
WHEREAS, this policy is preventing thousands of townhome owners from contributing to Hawaii's renewable energy goals, thereby jeopardizing the State's energy security and its goal of reaching one hundred percent clean energy by 2045; and
WHEREAS, Hawaii residents should have the opportunity to take advantage of federal and state tax incentives for the installation of solar panels, which can save households thousands of dollars; and
WHEREAS, the State and counties should support the growth of local solar installation companies; and
WHEREAS, allowing more residents to install solar panels would contribute to the stabilization of Hawaii's energy grid and the provision of alternate means of power in the event of an emergency; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Thirty-second Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2023, the Senate concurring, that the counties are urged to include townhomes in the residential permitting process for the installation of solar panels; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Governor, Mayor of the City and County of Honolulu, Mayor of the County of Hawaii, Mayor of the County of Maui, Mayor of the County of Kauai, Chief Energy Officer, Director of the Department of Planning and Permitting of the City and County of Honolulu, Director of the Planning Department of the County of Hawaii, Director of the Planning Department of the County of Maui, and Director of the Planning Department of the County of Kauai.
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Permitting Process; Installation of Solar Panels for Townhomes