THE SENATE	S.C.R. NO.	7
TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE, 2008		S.D. 1
STATE OF HAWAII

SENATE CONCURRENT

RESOLUTION

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

     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 may not be served; and

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

     WHEREAS, certain private providers of human services are in need of critical office space; and

     WHEREAS, the lack of affordable land and buildings are impediments to many providers in performing the duties of providing human services; and

     WHEREAS, as a preliminary step to utilizing these properties for a public purpose, these properties need to be identified and information on these properties must be obtained, including ownership, current status, relevant zoning regulations, and other pertinent information that indicate each property's suitability for public use by government or private agencies providing human services; now, therefore,

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

abandoned, underutilized, unused, underutilized, or otherwise in

excess of their respective needs; and

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that for each such property or building, the report shall 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 by human service agencies; 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 reports to the Legislature (to the attention of the Senate Committee on Human Services and Public Housing, and the House Committee on Human Services and Housing) no 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; the Director of Human Services; the Comptroller; the Director of the Honolulu Department of Planning and Permitting; the Director of the Hawaii County Planning Department; the Director of the Kauai County Department of Planning; and the Director of the Maui Department of Planning.

Report Title: 

Abandoned and Underutilized Public Property; Human Services