HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.C.R. NO.	35
TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE, 2008
STATE OF HAWAII

HOUSE CONCURRENT

RESOLUTION

REQUESTING THE STATE AND COUNTIES TO COMPILE AN INVENTORY OF ABANDONED, EXCESS, AND UNDERUTILIZED PROPERTIES UNDER THEIR RESPECTIVE JURISDICTION.

     WHEREAS, the state and county governments are landowners or lessees of real properties and buildings that are intended to serve the public purpose; and

     WHEREAS, if these properties and buildings are abandoned, unused, underutilized, or otherwise in excess of their respective need, the public purpose is not served; and

     WHEREAS, these properties hold the potential for public purpose use to provide government and community services, including housing, early learning centers, and senior services; and

     WHEREAS, private providers of human services need a location for offices and operations; and

     WHEREAS, the lack of affordable land and buildings are critical impediments to providing human services; and

     WHEREAS, as a preliminary step to utilizing these properties for a public purpose, these properties need to be identified, including the owner, current status of the property, zoning, and other pertinent information that indicate the suitability for a public use by government or private agencies providing human services; now, therefore,

     BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Twenty-fourth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2008, the Senate concurring, that the Department of Land and Natural Resources and the planning department of the respective counties are requested to compile a report that lists every property under their respective jurisdiction that are:

     (1)  Land or buildings, or both;

     (2)  Abandoned, underutilized, unused, underutilized, or otherwise in excess of their respective needs; and

     (3)  Hold the potential for use to provide human services, including but not limited to, housing, early learning centers, and senior services; and

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that for each such property, the report include information on the location, tax map key, zoning, land classification, ownership, current status of use, a description and pictures of the building, and whether the property or building, or both, would be suitable for use to provide human services; and

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Land and Natural Resources, Honolulu Department of Planning and Permitting, Hawaii County Planning Department, Kauai County Department of Planning, and Maui Department of Planning submit their respective report to the Legislature (attention to the Senate Committee on Human Services and Public Housing, and the House Committee on Human Services and Housing) not later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2009; and

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Chairperson of the Board of Land and Natural Resources; Director of Human Services; Director of the Honolulu Department of Planning and Permitting; Director of the Hawaii County Planning Department; Director of the Kauai County Department of Planning; and the Director of the Maui Department of Planning.

OFFERED BY:

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Report Title: 

Abandoned and Underutilized Public Property; Human Services