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HI SCR158
Concurrent Resolution
Status
3/6/2020
Primary Sponsor
Clarence Nishihara
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AI Summary
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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.
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Urges the Federal Highway Administration to timely process and approve permit and approval applications for the housing project on federally-controlled land.
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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.
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Directs certified copies of the resolution to be transmitted to the Federal Highway Administration Western Division, Governor, Director of Transportation, and Mayor of Honolulu.
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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