STAND.
COM. REP. NO. 1688
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2025
RE: H.R. No. 59
Honorable Nadine K. Nakamura
Speaker, House of Representatives
Thirty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2025
State of Hawaii
Madame:
Your Committee on Water & Land, to which was referred H.R. No. 59 entitled:
"HOUSE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE LAND USE COMMISSION TO COORDINATE WITH COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSIONS AND COUNTY COUNCILS TO CONDUCT CONCURRENT REVIEWS OF GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENTS, DISTRICT BOUNDARY AMENDMENTS, AND ZONING AMENDMENTS WHEN RECLASSIFYING LAND,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The
purpose of this measure is to request
the Land Use Commission to coordinate with county planning commissions and
county councils to conduct concurrent reviews of general plan amendments,
district boundary amendments, and zoning amendments when reclassifying land.
Your Committee finds
that while the Land Use Commission is responsible for classifying all lands in
the State, the counties are responsible for overseeing planning and zoning
under their respective general plans and zoning ordinances. Your Committee further finds that because of
this division of responsibilities, any significant changes in land use require
a three-step process that involves the counties making a general plan
amendment, the Land Use Commission making a state district boundary amendment,
and the counties making a county zoning amendment, with each amendment
processed separately and sequentially.
Your Committee believes that encouraging the Land Use Commission and
counties to coordinate and hold concurrent reviews for these amendments will
significantly expedite the land use reclassification and rezoning process while
still maintaining the integrity and thoroughness of each review.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water & Land that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 59 and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Finance.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Water & Land,
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____________________________ MARK J. HASHEM, Chair |
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