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HI HCR136
Concurrent Resolution
Status
4/2/2026
Primary Sponsor
Terez Amato
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AI Summary
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Hawaii House Concurrent Resolution urges Maui County to adopt wildland-urban interface safety ordinances for plantation towns and high-risk communities following the devastating 2023 Maui wildfires that caused catastrophic loss of life, homes, and cultural resources in Lahaina.
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Recommends Maui County model its ordinances after Kauai County's Ordinance No. PM-2025-425, adopted September 8, 2025, which requires wildfire risk reduction measures including ember-resistant construction, noncombustible zones around structures, and defensible space requirements.
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Identifies historic plantation towns like Paia and Makawao as communities requiring tailored wildfire safety standards due to their built environment, road patterns, lot configurations, vegetation, and exposure to wind-driven fire.
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Encourages standards addressing ember-resistant construction, vegetation management, wildfire risk mapping, and integration of wildfire mitigation into zoning, permitting, and community design review for historic areas.
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Copies of the resolution to be transmitted to the Governor, Maui County Mayor, Maui County Council Chair, Fire Chief, Emergency Management Administrator, and Planning Director.
Legislative Description
Urging The County Of Maui To Adopt Ordinances That Establish Wildland-urban Interface Safety Standards For Plantation Towns And Other High-risk Communities, Taking Into Account The County Of Kauai's Ordinance No. Pm-2025-425, Relating To The Plantation Camp District Wildfire And Wildland Urban Interface, And Other State And National Wildland-urban Interface Best Practices.
County of Kauai
Last Action
Referred to PSM/EIG.
4/10/2026