HCR 46 Summary

• Requests the Department of Education to open public school recreational facilities (pools, gyms, fields) for public use during non-peak hours and non-school use days.

• Cites that 29% of U.S. residents lack walkable access to recreational amenities and 87% of surveyed people want equitable access to park and recreation facilities.

• Notes that Hawaii residents face barriers to public recreational facilities, with rural and low-income communities experiencing the greatest inequities.

• References existing Hawaii Administrative Rules (Chapter 39) that already require public school facilities to be available for public use when activities do not interfere with normal school operations.

• Directs transmission of a certified copy of the resolution to the Superintendent of Education.