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Name	Chamber	Date	Topic
House Standing Committee on Housing	House	Mar 21, 2025
HCR 11 - URGING THE HAWAII HOUSING FINANCE AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TO CONTINUE WORKING WITH THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU TO EFFICIENTLY TRANSFER THE ROADS WITHIN THE VILLAGES OF KAPOLEI TO THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU. HCR 66 - requesting the state building code council to adopt, amend, or update the STATE building code to authorize point access block construction for residential buildings up to six stories in the state. HCR 67 - Requesting the Office of the governor, state building code council, building departments OF EACH COUNTY, mayors OF EACH COUNTY, and chairs of the SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES STANDING committees on housing to develop a comprehensive strategy for adopting UPDATED building codes. HCR 78 - declaring the intent that projects with housing units that qualify for housing credits under act 31, SESSION laws of hawaii 2024, are still eligible to receive housing credits after the repeal of that act if the housing projects were approved by the hawaii housing finance and development corporation before july 1, 2031, and requesting the Corporation and each county to include certain information when approving housing projects for housing credits. HCR 147 - URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, AND DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT TO COORDINATE AN ENFORCEMENT PLAN TO ADDRESS THE LACK OF ENFORCEABLE COMPLIANCE, RULES, AND REGULATIONS REGARDING THE SURGE OF ILLEGAL DISPENSARY OPERATORS THAT SELL CANNABIS LABELED AS HEMP.
Senate Standing Committee on Health and Human Services	Senate	Apr 11, 2025
HCR 67 - REQUESTING THE GOVERNOR, STATE BUILDING CODE COUNCIL, PLANNING DEPARTMENTS OF EACH COUNTY, MAYORS OF EACH COUNTY, AND CHAIRS OF THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES STANDING COMMITTEES ON HOUSING TO DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGY FOR ADOPTING UPDATED BUILDING CODES. HCR 164 - URGING THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU, COUNTY OF MAUI, COUNTY OF HAWAII, AND COUNTY OF KAUAI TO CREATE AND MAINTAIN A COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF HURRICANE REFUGES AND SHELTERS ELECTRONICALLY ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC. HCR 180 - REQUESTING THE STATEWIDE OFFICE ON HOMELESSNESS AND HOUSING SOLUTIONS, DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT, HOMELESS COORDINATORS OF EACH COUNTY, COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND SOCIAL SERVICES PROVIDERS TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY AND EFFECTIVELY TO ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS IN HAWAII. HCR 37 - requesting the hawaii emergency management agency to collaborate with relevant agencies to develop initiatives and outreach programs to inform kupuna about emergency preparedness. HCR 121 - REQUESTING THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, UNITED STATES ARMY, UNITED STATES NAVY, AND STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK WITH APPROPRIATE STATE AND COUNTY DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES TO EXPAND, PLAN, AND COORDINATE WORK RELATED TO USING KOLEKOLE PASS AS AN EXPANDED EMERGENCY EXIT ROUTE. HCR 43 - REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AND DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO STUDY THE POSSIBILITY OF A HIGHWAY PATROL AND THE INSTALLATION OF SPEED CAMERAS ALONG MAJOR FREEWAYS AND HIGHWAYS IN PRIMARY AREAS OF SPEEDING, INCLUDING THE IMPACT IT WOULD HAVE ON THE DISTRICT COURTS. HCR 69 - REQUESTING THE OFFICE OF THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL TO CONVENE A VEGETATION MANAGEMENT WORKING GROUP TO STUDY, EVALUATE, AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR REGULATIONS THAT DEFINE PROPERTY OWNER OBLIGATIONS FOR VEGETATION MANAGEMENT ON PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PROPERTY TO MITIGATE WILDFIRE RISK, AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT DEFINE A LINE CLEARANCE TREE TRIMMER AND ESTABLISH MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS, TRAINING, AND QUALIFICATIONS FOR INDIVIDUALS PERFORMING LINE CLEARANCE TREE TRIMMING AT OR NEAR ELECTRIC UTILITY FACILITIES. HCR 133 - strongly supporting the construction of a floating drydock at pearl harbor. HCR 153 - Requesting the dEPARTMENT of corrections and rehabilitation to incrementally AND SYSTEMATICALLY reduce the number of inmates incarcerated in private, out-of-state correctional facilities. HCR 23 - REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND REHABILITATION, IN PLANNING AND DESIGNING THE NEW OAHU COMMUNITY CORRECTIONAL CENTER IN HALAWA, TO INCLUDE A CIRCUIT AND DISTRICT COURT FACILITY AND ESTABLISH A RELEASE PROCEDURE UNDER WHICH DETAINEES OR INMATES, UPON RELEASE, ARE TRANSPORTED TO A SITE OTHER THAN RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES OR PUBLIC SPACES.