S.R. No. 105 Summary

• State faces a housing crisis requiring 57,000 additional affordable housing units by 2025, particularly on Oahu, to meet long-term housing demand.

• Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism (2015) projected housing demand for 2015-2025 of: 25,847 units for Honolulu, 19,610 units for Hawaii County, 13,949 units for Maui County, and 5,287 units for Kauai County.

• Counties have failed to enact policies at measurable levels to stimulate housing production and meet projected demand despite the acute forecasted shortage from 2015 to 2025.

• Urges all four counties to produce land use plans that account for housing production and demand.

• Requires certified copies of the resolution be sent to each county mayor and their respective planning and permitting agencies.