HI HCR166

Department of Accounting and General Services is urged to submit a cost analysis and proposed legislation to the Legislature no later than 20 days before the 2026 regular session for removing the blacktop, parking area, and paid parking adjacent to Iolani Palace.

Department of Land and Natural Resources shall develop and maintain grounds to replace the removed blacktop and parking area, reflecting the original palace grounds landscape based on historical photos from the Hawaii State Archives.

Iolani Palace is recognized as the only royal palace in the United States where a reigning monarch lived and is an important historical site for Hawaii's host culture and Native Hawaiian people.

Certified copies of the resolution shall be transmitted to the Comptroller of the Department of Accounting and General Services, Chairperson of the Board of Land and Natural Resources, and Executive Director of the Friends of Iolani Palace.