HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.C.R. NO. 116 THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2024 STATE OF HAWAII HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Urging the city and county of honolulu to Amend the revised ordinances of honolulu, as proposed in a bill by the honolulu youth commission, that creates a safe parking pilot program.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.C.R. NO. 116
THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2024
STATE OF HAWAII
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
H.C.R. NO.
116
THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2024
STATE OF HAWAII
HOUSE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION
Urging the city and county of honolulu to Amend the revised ordinances of honolulu, as proposed in a bill by the honolulu youth commission, that creates a safe parking pilot program.
WHEREAS, homelessness is an issue that has been prevalent for decades in the State, especially on Oahu; and WHEREAS, a person who is homeless is at higher risk of their general welfare, safety, and health being threatened; and WHEREAS, additionally, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders face the highest rates of homelessness compared to any other racial group in the State; and WHEREAS, shelter is a basic necessity; however, existing State law prohibits using one's vehicle for purposes of human habitation while the vehicle is parked on public property between 6:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.; and WHEREAS, homeless shelters are available, yet they are not always viable due to various circumstances or restrictions, such as space, location, safety, shelter rules that may prohibit spouses or pets, limitations based on mental or physical health, or curfews; and WHEREAS, existing state law empowers the counties to enact ordinances to regulate the use of vehicles for purposes of human habitation; and WHEREAS, to support the State's homeless population, the Honolulu Youth Commission recently proposed a bill that amends chapters 10 and 15, Revised Ordinances of Honolulu, enabling a safe parking pilot program that allows individuals to sleep in their cars between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. in certain sanctioned city parking lots; and WHEREAS, there have been other jurisdictions that successfully passed similar ordinances, such as jurisdictions in California, Colorado, and Washington; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Thirty-second Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2024, the Senate concurring, that the City and County of Honolulu is urged to amend the Revised Ordinances of Honolulu, as proposed in a bill by the Honolulu Youth Commission, that creates a safe parking pilot program; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Mayor of the City and County of Honolulu and all members of the Honolulu City Council. OFFERED BY: _____________________________ Report Title: Homelessness; Safe Parking Pilot Program; City and County of Honolulu; Revised Ordinances of Honolulu
WHEREAS, homelessness is an issue that has been prevalent for decades in the State, especially on Oahu; and
WHEREAS, a person who is homeless is at higher risk of their general welfare, safety, and health being threatened; and
WHEREAS, additionally, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders face the highest rates of homelessness compared to any other racial group in the State; and
WHEREAS, shelter is a basic necessity; however, existing State law prohibits using one's vehicle for purposes of human habitation while the vehicle is parked on public property between 6:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.; and
WHEREAS, homeless shelters are available, yet they are not always viable due to various circumstances or restrictions, such as space, location, safety, shelter rules that may prohibit spouses or pets, limitations based on mental or physical health, or curfews; and
WHEREAS, existing state law empowers the counties to enact ordinances to regulate the use of vehicles for purposes of human habitation; and
WHEREAS, to support the State's homeless population, the Honolulu Youth Commission recently proposed a bill that amends chapters 10 and 15, Revised Ordinances of Honolulu, enabling a safe parking pilot program that allows individuals to sleep in their cars between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. in certain sanctioned city parking lots; and
WHEREAS, there have been other jurisdictions that successfully passed similar ordinances, such as jurisdictions in California, Colorado, and Washington; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Thirty-second Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2024, the Senate concurring, that the City and County of Honolulu is urged to amend the Revised Ordinances of Honolulu, as proposed in a bill by the Honolulu Youth Commission, that creates a safe parking pilot program; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Mayor of the City and County of Honolulu and all members of the Honolulu City Council.
OFFERED BY: _____________________________
OFFERED BY:
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Report Title:
Homelessness; Safe Parking Pilot Program; City and County of Honolulu; Revised Ordinances of Honolulu