HI HCR68

Urges Congress and the Federal Aviation Administration to adopt laws and regulations that ban, regulate, or expressly authorize state and local governments to regulate unmanned aircraft systems over private property.

Cites incidents of unauthorized or unsafe drone use interfering with civil airliners and aerial firefighting operations as justification for federal action.

Identifies concerns about safety, privacy, and property owner rights from unregulated drone flights over private property as a primary concern.

References the 2017 Singer v. City of Newton court decision that struck down a local ordinance banning drones below 400 feet over private property without permission, citing federal aviation authority preemption.

Directs transmission of the resolution to the President, congressional leadership, Hawaii's congressional delegation, and the FAA Administrator.