HI HCR185

Urges all Hawaii county planning and permitting agencies to deny permit applications for construction, expansion, or use of warehouses by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for detaining individuals facing deportation.

References Congress appropriating $45,000,000,000 to ICE in July 2025 for building new immigration detention centers, with reports indicating some facilities could hold up to 10,000 people.

Expresses concerns that warehouse detention facilities would separate individuals from their homes, families, and legal counsel, and would strain local resources.

States that mass incarceration-style immigration enforcement is contrary to Hawaii's values of dignity and respect for all individuals regardless of immigration status.

Directs certified copies of the resolution to the planning and permitting directors of Honolulu, Maui, Hawaii, and Kauai counties.