Bill Text: HI HR154 | 2018 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Urging The Department Of Land And Natural Resources To Remove Abandoned Vehicles, Garbage, And Marine Debris From Public Parks And Beaches In The State Within Ten Business Days Of The Date That The Abandoned Vehicle, Garbage, Or Marine Debris Was Reported To The Department.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2018-04-04 - Resolution adopted in final form. [HR154 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2018-HR154-Introduced.html
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
H.R. NO. |
154 |
TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE, 2018 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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HOUSE RESOLUTION
urging the department of land and natural resources to remove abandoned vehicles and garbage from PUBLIC parks and beaches in the state within ten business days of the date that the abandoned vehicle or garbage was reported to the Department.
WHEREAS, abandoned vehicles and garbage in public parks and beaches have become a growing environmental concern, public safety risk, and public health issue; and
WHEREAS, places that have abandoned vehicles or that are heavily littered with garbage tend to attract illegal activities, since they deter the public from visiting and create privacy that invites illegal drug use, vandalism, graffiti, illegal dumping, and other harmful activities; and
WHEREAS, abandoned vehicles can remain in public parks and beaches for months at a time, leaking chemicals and other liquids into the ground and water that is toxic to the surrounding ecosystems; and
WHEREAS, abandoned vehicles frequently become occupied by homeless individuals; and
WHEREAS, public parks and beaches with abandoned vehicles or a large amount of garbage are areas where communities of homeless encampments tend to develop, and these encampments often monopolize the areas and restrict the public's access; and
WHEREAS, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported on March 8, 2018, that some Hawaii residents have complained that their local parks and beaches are so littered with discarded drug needles and used condoms that the area has become too dangerous for people to walk around and for children to play there; and
WHEREAS, there are some areas where people can no longer surf or swim because homeless individuals who camp at nearby beaches dump buckets of feces into the water, which makes surfers and swimmers who are in the water sick; and
WHEREAS, abandoned vehicles are frequently in unsafe conditions and positions, such that they can fall on people passing by who get too close or collapse on homeless individuals who camp inside; and
WHEREAS, the stench from the garbage and homeless encampments makes people no longer want to visit certain public parks and beaches; and
WHEREAS, removal of abandoned vehicles and garbage from public parks and beaches advances the State's commitment to protecting its beaches and keeping its public areas clean and safe for all users to enjoy; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Twenty-ninth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2018, that the Department of Land and Natural Resources is urged to remove abandoned vehicles and garbage from public parks and beaches in the State within ten business days of the date that the abandoned vehicle or garbage was reported to the Department; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Resolution be transmitted to Chairperson of the Board of Land and Natural Resources and Mayor of each county.
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Department of Land and Natural Resources; Abandoned Vehicles; Garbage; Parks; Beaches