HI SR182

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 uses.

Addresses concerns that conversion of preservation, public, and agricultural lands into rural lands has created "gentlemen farms" that fail to serve original purposes and contribute to gentrification of Hawaiian communities.

Notes 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 Native Hawaiians and Pacific Island communities as disproportionately experiencing homelessness due to gentrification and housing costs driven by foreign investor bidding wars and tourism-driven real estate speculation.

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