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HI HB1140

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/23/2025

Primary Sponsor

Nadine Nakamura

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Appropriates general revenues to the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) for fiscal years 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 to cover costs of cleaning up homeless encampments on state lands (specific dollar amount not filled in bill text).

  • Requires DLNR to include dedicated line-item funding for homeless encampment cleanup costs in its annual budget requests beginning with the 2027-2029 biennium and each biennium thereafter.

  • Addresses cleanup costs estimated at approximately $3,000,000 annually, with recent example of a single Kalihi stream cleanup costing approximately $1,000,000 in labor and waste removal fees.

  • Notes that Diamond Head State Monument and various harbor and wildlife sanctuaries across Hawaii's islands have experienced homeless encampments requiring extended cleanup operations.

Legislative Description

Relating To Homeless Encampments On Department Of Land And Natural Resources Lands.

Appropriation ($)

Last Action

Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on WAL with Representative(s) Amato voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kong, Ward excused (3).

2/4/2025

Committee Referrals

Water & Land2/4/2025
Human Services & Homelessness1/23/2025

Full Bill Text

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