HI HR68

Establishes the Task Force for SPEED (Simplifying Permitting for Enhanced Economic Development) to identify actions needed to expedite, facilitate, and coordinate state and intergovernmental permit processes.

Task force shall consist of 12 required members from state agencies including representatives from the Governor's Office, Department of Business Economic Development and Tourism, Public Utilities Commission, Department of Land and Natural Resources, Hawaii Community Development Authority, Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation, Land Use Commission, Office of Planning and Sustainable Development, Small Business Regulatory Review Board, State Historic Preservation Division, and Department of Health Wastewater Branch.

Chair shall be a House member appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; task force may invite additional members from Hawaii's congressional delegation and county planning departments.

Task force representatives must be designated by August 1, 2025, with first meeting to occur no later than October 1, 2025, and must submit findings and recommendations to the Legislature no later than twenty days before the 2026 Regular Session convenes.

Task force shall cease to exist on June 30, 2027.