HI SCR67

Requests all four Hawaii counties to exempt tiny houses (100-400 square feet) from zoning and sewage requirements on agricultural lands.

Addresses Hawaii's critical housing shortage by proposing tiny houses as an innovative solution, noting the 2011 Hawaii Housing Planning Study identified a need for 50,000 new housing units between 2012 and 2016.

Prohibits tiny houses on agricultural lands from being used as vacation rentals.

Cites high housing costs in Hawaii, with median single-family home prices at $747,500 and condominiums at $398,000 as of August 2016, making homeownership unaffordable for average residents.

Directs the Legislature to transmit certified copies to the mayors and councils of Honolulu, Hawaii County, Maui County, and Kauai County.