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HI SR200
Resolution
Status
3/8/2024
Primary Sponsor
Angus McKelvey
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AI Summary
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Requests FEMA amend the Direct Lease program to reduce the eligible property distance from 40 miles to 20 miles from Lahaina for Maui wildfire victim temporary housing.
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Cites that current 40-mile requirement results in commute times of triple to quadruple pre-disaster levels, with morning and afternoon travel exceeding one hour due to traffic congestion and terrain constraints.
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Notes that the 40-mile distance was calculated by doubling the mean travel time to work (18.8 minutes according to Census data), but Maui's mountainous terrain and limited roadways create unusual travel impacts not adequately addressed by this formula.
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Identifies that extended commutes from temporary housing have caused local businesses to lose workers and threaten community preservation efforts in Lahaina.
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Directs certified copies of the resolution to be transmitted 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