STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3824

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: H.C.R. No. 3

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committees on Public Safety and Intergovernmental and Military Affairs and Water and Land, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 3 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING EACH COUNTY TO ESTABLISH AN EMERGENCY ZONING CODE FOR POST-DISASTER USE,"

beg leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to urge each county to establish an emergency zoning code for post-disaster use.

Your Committees received testimony in support of this measure from one individual.

Your Committees find that the August 2023 Maui wildfires further exacerbated the State's existing severe housing shortage. Your Committees further find that reportedly damaging over three thousand properties, the wildfires had a large impact on rental housing and housing for low-income families and individuals. As climate change continues to impact the frequency and severity of disasters, your Committees conclude that it is imperative for each county to establish an emergency zoning code that would allow for the siting of temporary shelters such as trailers, recreational vehicles, and prefab housing to be used immediately following a disaster.

As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Public Safety and Intergovernmental and Military Affairs and Water and Land that are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 3, and recommend its adoption.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Public Safety and Intergovernmental and Military Affairs and Water and Land,

________________________________ LORRAINE R. INOUYE, Chair

________________________________ GLENN WAKAI, Chair