H.C.R. NO. 165 Summary

• Requests the Department of Accounting and General Services to allow community groups and non-profit organizations to use state-owned lands in Wahiawa for establishing an open market.

• Directs the Department of Accounting and General Services to adopt administrative rules under Hawaii Revised Statutes Chapter 91 to regulate the open market and protect the state from potential liabilities.

• Recognizes Wahiawa's historical significance to Hawaii's agriculture, particularly the pineapple industry, and its ongoing commitment through family farms and school agricultural programs.

• Requires transmission of the concurrent resolution to the Director of the Department of Accounting and General Services and to community organizations including the Wahiawa Community and Business Association, Wahiawa Hongwanji Mission, and Leilehua High School Future Farmers of America.