HCR134 SD1

WHEREAS, boulders along hillsides pose a threat of dangerous rockfalls and landslides that could directly and indirectly impact communities across the State; and

WHEREAS, rockfall mitigation projects require proactive measures to protect hillside and valley communities; and

WHEREAS, on Oahu, the Moanalua Gardens and Moanalua Valley communities are considered a high-risk zone for landslides and rockfalls; and

WHEREAS, certain hillsides surrounding Moanalua Valley are owned by the federal government, such as Tripler Army Medical Center; and

WHEREAS, the United States Army Corps of Engineers has previously conducted rockfall mitigation projects on surrounding hillsides in Moanalua Gardens and Moanalua Valley; and

WHEREAS, the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency is responsible for planning for and responding to natural and human-caused emergencies in the State; now, therefore,

BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Thirty-second Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2024, the Senate concurring, that the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency is requested to identify and submit a request for an appropriate grant, including but not limited to a hazard mitigation assistance grant or pre-disaster mitigation program grant, to the Federal Emergency Management Agency for rockfall mitigation in Moanalua Gardens and Moanalua Valley, Oahu, under the Tripler Army Medical Center hillside; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Commander of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, Honolulu District; Adjutant General; and Director of the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency.

Report Title:

HIEMA; FEMA Grant; Hazard Mitigation; Rockfall Mitigation; Moanalua Valley; Moanalua Gardens

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.C.R. NO.	134
THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2024		H.D. 1
STATE OF HAWAII		S.D. 1