HI HCR98

Requests Honolulu's Department of Housing and Land Management to develop a countywide housing pattern book containing pre-reviewed residential building designs that comply with building codes for safety, affordability, resilience, and architectural quality.

Pattern book designs would include accessory dwelling units and low- to mid-rise multifamily buildings, incorporating culturally appropriate and climate-responsive elements like lanais, cross-ventilation, and indoor-outdoor living suited to Hawaii.

Requests a design competition to attract innovative, high-quality designs for inclusion in the pattern book.

Development should involve collaboration with county planning departments, architects, builders, energy-efficiency experts, public health professionals, and community stakeholders, with the final book made publicly available.

Requests the Department of Planning and Permitting to provide streamlined permitting for projects using approved pattern-book designs to accelerate housing production and reduce regulatory barriers.