STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1858-24

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2024

RE: S.C.R. No. 103

S.D. 1

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Housing, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 103, S.D. 1, entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING ALL HIGH-OCCUPANCY STATE AND COUNTY BUILDINGS, THE DESIGN OF WHICH COMMENCES ON OR AFTER JULY 1, 2025, TO BE DESIGNED AND CONSTRUCTED TO WITHSTAND CATEGORY FIVE HURRICANES AND TO SERVE AS SHELTERS IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to request all high-occupancy state and county buildings, the design of which commences on or after July 1, 2025, to be designed and constructed to withstand category five hurricanes and to serve as shelters in the event of an emergency.

Your Committee did not receive any written testimony on this measure.

Your Committee finds that the frequency of natural disasters is increasing across the world, making the State even more susceptible to catastrophic natural disasters, such as hurricanes. With global warming causing stronger hurricanes, your Committee believes that the State must take a proactive approach to prepare for the potential increase of natural disasters by designing and constructing certain buildings that can withstand a category five hurricane.

Your Committee has amended this measure by making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Housing that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 103, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Water & Land in the form attached hereto as S.C.R. No. 103, S.D. 1, H.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Housing,

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LUKE A. EVSLIN, Chair