HI SCR87

Urges the Hawaii Public Housing Authority (HPHA) to contract with provider agencies to establish homeless safe zones that offer designated areas for homeless individuals to stay at night in safe, supervised settings.

Requires homeless safe zones to provide, at minimum, basic sanitary facilities and sleeping areas, with optional bedding and security guard protection.

Allows provider agencies to operate safe zones on their own property, use grant funds to rent property, or lease public lands from the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR).

Directs DLNR and other state agencies to assist HPHA and provider agencies in identifying, contracting for, and conveying land and improvements suitable for use as homeless safe zones.

Presents homeless safe zones as an immediate solution to address the needs of homeless individuals while longer-term housing and social service solutions are being developed.