HI SCR189

Urges the Governor, Board of Land and Natural Resources, Land Use Commission, and county planning departments to consider the historical zoning purposes of lands and maintain them for their intended use.

Addresses concerns that sales of preservation lands in areas including Haiku Plantation, Ahuimanu, Kahaluu, and Olomana over the past twenty years have threatened sacred sites and Hawaiian cultural resources.

Identifies the conversion of preservation, public, and agricultural lands into rural "gentlemen farms" as contributing to gentrification and displacing Hawaiian residents from their communities.

Links Hawaii's housing shortage and Native Hawaiian homelessness to Western imperialist exploitation of Hawaii's tourist economy and real estate market, with housing costs driven by foreign investor competition rather than tied to local income levels.

Directs certified copies of the resolution to be transmitted to the Governor, Board of Land and Natural Resources Chairperson, Land Use Commission Chair, and county mayors.