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HI SCR158

Concurrent Resolution

Status

Introduced

3/6/2020

Primary Sponsor

Clarence Nishihara

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Origin

Senate

2020 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requests Federal Highway Administration approval for a low-income and workforce housing project located beneath the H-1 viaduct at Interstate Highway F.A.P. No. I-H1-1(13), Ewa of Hugh Street in Pearl City.

  • Urges the Federal Highway Administration to timely process and approve permit and approval applications for the housing project on federally-controlled land.

  • Urges the Governor to use Ohana Zones Pilot Program funds appropriated in Act 209, Session Laws of Hawaii 2018, to support development of the low-income and workforce housing project.

  • Directs certified copies of the resolution to be transmitted to the Federal Highway Administration Western Division, Governor, Director of Transportation, and Mayor of Honolulu.

  • Addresses Hawaii's affordable housing shortage and homelessness crisis, noting that over 6,500 individuals experienced homelessness in Hawaii in 2018 and affordable housing is available to less than one-third of lowest-income households.

Legislative Description

Requesting Approval From The Federal Highway Administration For A Proposed Low-income And Workforce Housing Project Located Within The Footprint Of Federally-funded Interstate Highway, F.a.p. No. I-h1-1(13), Ewa Of Hugh Street In Pearl City And Urging The Governor To Use Ohana Zone Pilot Program Funds For The Project.

Federal Highway Administration Approval

Last Action

Referred to HOU/TRS/PSM.

3/10/2020

Committee Referrals

Housing3/10/2020

Full Bill Text

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