Bill Text: HI SB2639 | 2012 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: DHHL; Homestead Lot; Temporary Housing
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2012-03-14 - (H) The committee(s) on HAW recommend(s) that the measure be deferred. [SB2639 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2012-SB2639-Amended.html
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THE SENATE |
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TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE, 2012 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. The legislature finds that the waiting period for native Hawaiians to be placed on Hawaiian home lands is extremely long due in large part to the delay caused by the process of funding, planning, designing, and constructing utility infrastructure for vacant undeveloped lots. The legislature further finds that many native Hawaiians on the waiting list are willing and able to provide for themselves if given the opportunity to develop the land that they are entitled to occupy.
The purpose of this Act is to place eligible native Hawaiians on Hawaiian home lands faster, without having to wait for development infrastructure to be built, while still meeting basic habitation requirements and pertinent federal regulations.
SECTION 2. The Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920, as amended, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
"§ . Authority to live on a homestead lot in a temporary structure. (a) The department may allow a Hawaiian home lands lessee to settle on a vacant homestead lot that has already been awarded to the lessee in a temporary structure for up to five years after the lot award date while a legal, permitted, and permanent dwelling is being constructed. The temporary structure shall meet basic habitation requirements, including the provision of potable water and toilet facilities. The construction of the legal, permitted, and permanent dwelling shall be completed within five years of the lease award date.
(b) For purposes of this section, "temporary structure":
(1) Means facilities intended for temporary residential use;
(2) Includes:
(A) Mobile homes;
(B) Yurts;
(C) Structures that employ indigenous native Hawaiian architectural practices, styles, customs, techniques, and materials pursuant to section 46‑1.55, Hawaii Revised Statutes;
(D) Pre-fabricated homes; and
(E) Container homes; and
(3) Excludes:
(A) Motor vehicles other than mobile homes; and
(B) Tents intended for short-term camping.
(c) Settlement and habitation in a temporary structure pursuant to this section shall be prohibited unless accompanied by ongoing construction of a legal, permitted, and permanent dwelling. A legal, permitted, and permanent dwelling shall:
(1) Comply with:
(A) The applicable county building code and building permitting requirements; or
(B) Indigenous native Hawaiian architecture practices, styles, customs, techniques, and materials, as described in section 46-1.55, Hawaii Revised Statutes; or
(2) Be approved and permitted by the department.
(d) The department shall adopt rules under chapter 91, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to effectuate the purposes of this Act."
SECTION 3. The department of Hawaiian home lands shall conduct a public awareness campaign to educate affected communities about the provisions of this Act.
SECTION 4. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 5. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2012.
Report Title:
DHHL; Off-the-Grid Living Program; Homestead Lot; Temporary Housing
Description:
Authorizes DHHL to allow a Hawaiian home lands lessee to settle on a vacant homestead lot that has already been awarded to the lessee, subject to conditions. Requires DHHL to conduct a public awareness campaign to educate affected communities about the off-the-grid living program. (SD1)
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