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HI SCR224
Concurrent Resolution
Status
3/8/2024
Primary Sponsor
Angus McKelvey
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AI Summary
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Requests the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to reduce the eligible distance for temporary housing properties under the Direct Lease program for Maui wildfire victims from 40 miles to 20 miles from Lahaina.
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Notes that FEMA's current 40-mile requirement was calculated by doubling the mean travel time to work (18.8 minutes) from U.S. Census data, but this method does not account for Maui's mountainous terrain and limited roadways.
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Identifies that Lahaina residents in temporary housing outside the 20-mile radius are experiencing commute times that are triple or quadruple their pre-disaster commute times due to increased tourism traffic and debris hauling trucks.
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States that the longer commutes have caused businesses in Lahaina and surrounding areas to lose workers, and that keeping residents closer to Lahaina is critical for community preservation.
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Directs transmission of certified copies of this concurrent resolution to the FEMA Administrator and Maui Emergency Management Agency Administrator.
Legislative Description
Requesting The Federal Emergency Management Agency To Further Assist Maui Wildfire Victims By Amending Its Requirements Under The Direct Lease Program To Require That Properties Qualifying For The Program And Used By Lahaina Residents As Temporary Housing Be Within Twenty Miles Of Lahaina, Rather Than Within Forty Miles.
Housing
Last Action
The committee on PSM deferred the measure.
4/1/2024