HI SR24

Requests all four Hawaii counties to exempt tiny houses (100-400 square feet) from zoning and sewage requirements on agricultural lands to address the state's critical housing shortage.

Cites Hawaii's high cost of living with median home prices of $747,500 for single-family homes and $398,000 for condominiums as of August 2016, making homeownership unaffordable for average residents.

Notes that 50,000 new housing units were needed between 2012-2016, with over 6,000 required as ownership units and 13,000 as rental units for households earning less than 80% of area median income.

Directs counties to prohibit tiny houses on agricultural lands from being used as vacation rentals.

Requires certified copies of the resolution be sent to the mayors and councils of Honolulu, Hawaii County, Maui County, and Kauai County.