STAND.
COM. REP. NO. 1915-26
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2026
RE: H.R. No. 175
Honorable Nadine K. Nakamura
Speaker, House of Representatives
Thirty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2026
State of Hawaii
Madame:
Your Committee on Economic Development & Technology, to which was referred H.R. No. 175 entitled:
"HOUSE RESOLUTION URGING ALL COUNTY PLANNING AND PERMITTING AGENCIES TO DENY ALL PERMIT APPLICATIONS RELATED TO THE CONSTRUCTION, EXPANSION, OR USE OF WAREHOUSES BY UNITED STATES IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETAINING INDIVIDUALS FACING DEPORTATION,"
begs leave to report as follows:
Your Committee
received testimony in support of this measure from the American Civil Liberties
Union of Hawaiʻi
and Imua Alliance.
Your Committee finds that United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement intends to use significant federal funding to acquire large warehouses for the mass incarceration of individuals awaiting deportation, potentially isolating thousands of people far from their families and legal counsel. Your Committee further finds that the use of such facilities for mass detention is dehumanizing and contrary to Hawaii's values of dignity, respect, and due process for all individuals regardless of their immigration status. This measure seeks to uphold Hawaii's core values and protect immigrant communities by urging county planning and permitting agencies to deny permits related to the construction or use of warehouses for immigration detention purposes.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Economic Development & Technology that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 175 and recommends its adoption.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Economic Development & Technology,
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____________________________ GREGGOR ILAGAN, Chair |
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