HI SB1610

Establishes the Ohana Zones Program within the Statewide Office on Homelessness and Housing Solutions to provide temporary housing and services to homeless individuals and families based on housing first principles

Authorizes ohana zone sites on public or private lands with provisions for off-grid technologies (water, electricity, sewage processing) and requires environmental impact minimization for nearshore resources

Exempts ohana zones contracts from chapters governing historic preservation, zoning, procurement, and environmental review, while maintaining compliance with floodplain management standards under the National Flood Insurance Program

Authorizes the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to certify ohana zones projects for general excise tax exemptions, with a minimum 10-year regulatory agreement term for such projects

Appropriates unspecified general fund amounts for fiscal year 2025-2026 for ohana zones transient temporary housing and kauhale (communal living spaces with rents capped at 30% of area median income) development