S.C.R. No. 143 Summary

• Requests the City and County of Honolulu and Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation to develop a plan generating revenue through transit-oriented development near rail stations, including housing and employment clusters.

• Directs identification of locations for tax increment financing or community facilities districts to generate revenues for Honolulu rail transit construction, operations, and maintenance.

• Requires review of land use ordinances within one-half mile of rail stations and implementation of zoning amendments to allow commercial, residential, and mixed-use development.

• Requests identification of areas with employment concentration and opportunities for future transit investments.

• Restricts any proceeds from an extension of the 0.5 percent general excise tax surcharge to construction only, not for rail operations or maintenance costs.