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HI HCR327
Concurrent Resolution
Status
3/10/2010
Primary Sponsor
Mele Carroll
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AI Summary
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Urges each county in Hawaii to establish a separate Native Hawaiian building code that protects and promotes indigenous Native Hawaiian architectural practices, styles, customs, techniques, and materials.
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Requests counties allow Native Hawaiian architecture to be applied in all zoning districts, rather than limiting it to uniquely designated, special, or historic districts only.
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Sets a deadline of March 31, 2011 for counties to adopt or amend ordinances to implement these Native Hawaiian building code provisions.
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References Act 310 (Session Laws of Hawaii 2006), which previously required counties to incorporate Native Hawaiian architectural practices into their building codes, but notes the revival has been limited to "showcase" applications.
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Directs transmission of certified copies of the resolution to the Mayor and Council Chairperson of each county.
Legislative Description
Native Hawaiian Building Code
Last Action
(H) The committees on HAW recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Carroll, Shimabukuro, Bertram, Brower, Nishimoto, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Mizuno, Yamane.
3/24/2010