SR 74: REQUESTING THE OFFICE OF PLANNING AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, in consultation with the Hawaii Community Development Authority, Hawaii housing finance and development corporation, and the city and county of honolulu, TO conduct an assessment of PROJECTED maximum infrastructure capacity around transit-oriented development areas within the city and county of honolulu.

SENATE RESOLUTION

REQUESTING THE OFFICE OF PLANNING AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, in consultation with the Hawaii Community Development Authority, Hawaii housing finance and development corporation, and the city and county of honolulu, TO conduct an assessment of PROJECTED maximum infrastructure capacity around transit-oriented development areas within the city and county of honolulu.

     WHEREAS, transit-oriented development (TOD) areas are geographic areas generally consisting of lands within a one-half-mile radius of a transit hub or station and designated by a county by an adopted ordinance, plan, or resolution for the development of mixed-use neighborhoods, including services and amenities that support walkability and the safe and convenient access to transit services; and

     WHEREAS, before new development can take place, assessments of existing infrastructure capacity are necessary to identify the improvements and investments needed to accommodate anticipated growth; and

     WHEREAS, for example, the August 2018 Iwilei/Kapalama TOD Infrastructure Needs Assessment conducted by the City and County of Honolulu concluded that nearly all infrastructure systems, including roadway connectivity and drainage, electrical, and sewer systems, need to be upgraded to allow for the anticipated population growth and to support the transit-oriented buildout of the Iwilei and Kapalama TOD areas; and

     WHEREAS, the City and County of Honolulu has adopted nine neighborhood TOD plans comprising twenty-one rail station TOD areas, each one surrounding an existing or anticipated station along the rail transit corridor; and

     WHEREAS, in recognition that the State owns the largest share of land along the City and County of Honolulu's rail transit corridor and, thus, has the opportunity to enhance and revitalize Oahu's neighborhoods, Act 130, Session Laws of Hawaii 2016, designated the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development as the lead agency to coordinate and advance smart growth and TOD planning in the State; now, therefore,

     BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Thirty-third Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2026, that the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development is requested to conduct an assessment of the projected maximum infrastructure capacity, based on the current capacity of sewer and water infrastructure, around transit-oriented development areas within the City and County of Honolulu, in consultation with the Hawaii Community Development Authority, Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation, and City and County of Honolulu; and

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Resolution be transmitted to the Director of the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development, Executive Director of the Hawaii Community Development Authority, Executive Director of the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation, Mayor of the City and County of Honolulu, Office of the Mayor of the City and County of Honolulu, Chair of the Honolulu City Council, Manager and Chief Engineer of the Honolulu Board of Water Supply, Director of the Department of Environmental Services of the City and County of Honolulu, and Director of the Department of Housing and Land Management of the City and County of Honolulu.

Report Title: 

OPSD; HCDA; HHFDC; City and County of Honolulu; Assessment; Maximum Infrastructure Capacity; Transit-Oriented Development Areas