THE SENATE S.C.R. NO. 210 THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2024 STATE OF HAWAII SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Requesting the Department of accounting and general services and the department of land and natural resources to work with the city and county of honolulu to establish a community garden on the east lawn of the state capitol.
THE SENATE S.C.R. NO. 210
THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2024
STATE OF HAWAII
THE SENATE
S.C.R. NO.
210
THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2024
STATE OF HAWAII
SENATE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION
Requesting the Department of accounting and general services and the department of land and natural resources to work with the city and county of honolulu to establish a community garden on the east lawn of the state capitol.
WHEREAS, the State has committed to doubling local food production by 2030; and WHEREAS, the State needs to utilize as many means as it can to realize this vision; and WHEREAS, one such avenue is community gardens, which can strengthen community ties and produce substantial amounts of healthy, local produce; and WHEREAS, the lawn on the east side of the State Capitol, which is located between South Beretania Street and Punchbowl Street, is currently underutilized; and WHEREAS, the grass there requires significant maintenance, and yet rarely does it ever come into contact with significant numbers of the public, or those who work within the State Capitol itself; and WHEREAS, it is worthwhile to convert the underutilized lawn into a community garden, which will serve as a piko between the Legislature, aina, and people; and WHEREAS, by integrating food production and community onto the very grounds of the State Capitol, the Legislature will be re-affirming its commitment to sustainability, community, and transparency; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Thirty-second Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2024, the House of Representatives concurring, that the Department of Accounting and General Services and Department of Land and Natural Resources is requested to work with the City and County of Honolulu to establish a community garden on the east lawn of the State Capitol; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Comptroller, Chairperson of the Board of Land and Natural Resources, and Mayor of the City and County of Honolulu. OFFERED BY: _____________________________ Report Title: Community Gardens; Food Production; Sustainability; State Capitol; DAGS; DLNR; CCH
WHEREAS, the State has committed to doubling local food production by 2030; and
WHEREAS, the State needs to utilize as many means as it can to realize this vision; and
WHEREAS, one such avenue is community gardens, which can strengthen community ties and produce substantial amounts of healthy, local produce; and
WHEREAS, the lawn on the east side of the State Capitol, which is located between South Beretania Street and Punchbowl Street, is currently underutilized; and
WHEREAS, the grass there requires significant maintenance, and yet rarely does it ever come into contact with significant numbers of the public, or those who work within the State Capitol itself; and
WHEREAS, it is worthwhile to convert the underutilized lawn into a community garden, which will serve as a piko between the Legislature, aina, and people; and
WHEREAS, by integrating food production and community onto the very grounds of the State Capitol, the Legislature will be re-affirming its commitment to sustainability, community, and transparency; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Thirty-second Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2024, the House of Representatives concurring, that the Department of Accounting and General Services and Department of Land and Natural Resources is requested to work with the City and County of Honolulu to establish a community garden on the east lawn of the State Capitol; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Comptroller, Chairperson of the Board of Land and Natural Resources, and Mayor of the City and County of Honolulu.
OFFERED BY: _____________________________
OFFERED BY:
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Report Title:
Community Gardens; Food Production; Sustainability; State Capitol; DAGS; DLNR; CCH