STAND. COM. REP. NO. (h1lIf1~_24
Honolulu, Hawaii
2024
APR 0 1t
RE: H.R. No. 98
H.D. 1
Honorable Scott K. Saiki
Speaker, House of Representatives
Thirty—Second State Legislature
Regular Session of 2024
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.R. No. 98
entitled:
“HOUSE RESOLUTION URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO
ESTABLISH A SAFE PARKING PILOT PROGRAM THAT ALLOWS HOMELESS
INDIVIDUALS LIVING IN THEIR CARS TO PARK ON STATE LANDS
DURING PROHIBITED HOURS,”
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this measure is to urge the Department of
Transportation to establish a safe parking pilot program that
allows homeless individuals living in their cars to park on state
lands during prohibited hours.
For the purposes of conducting a public hearing, your
Committee on Finance replaced the contents of this resolution with
provisions urging the County of Maui to adopt a financially
prudent budget for fiscal year 2024-2025 that maintains current
operational levels except for certain mandatory or critical
increases.
Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure
from two members of the Maui County Council, Maui Chamber of
Commerce, West Maui Taxpayers Association Inc., and two
individuals.
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Your Committee received comments on this measure from the
County of Maui — Office of the Mayor and one member of the Maui
County Council.
Your Committee finds that the August 2023 wildfires on the
island of Maui destroyed the core of historic Front Street in
Lahaina, Maui, and many surrounding neighborhoods, killing over a
hundred people, destroying thousands of residential and commercial
structures, and displacing thousands of residents.
Your Committee notes that the Maui County Mayor recently
proposed a budget for fiscal year 2024-2025 reflecting an increase
of $429,200,000 over the prior fiscal year, a 33.9 percent
increase, while at the same time expecting $150,000,000 from the
State in fiscal year 2024—2025, with more expected in the
following two years, to assist with recovery efforts.
At the same time, the State has been supporting recovery
efforts by diverting funding from budgeted programs,
reprioritizing its current budget, and reducing budget requests of
State agencies for fiscal year 2024-2025 and beyond to make more
funding available to assist Maui County. The state has already
dedicated over $200,000,000 for recovery efforts and is currently
expecting to dedicate over $1,000,000,000 in the coming year.
Your Committee has amended this measure by adopting the
provisions of the proposed draft urging the County of Maui to
adopt a financially prudent budget for fiscal year 2024-2025.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your
Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 98, as
amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached
hereto as H.R. No. 98, H.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on
behalf of the members of the
Committee on Finance,
KYLE T. YAMASH , Chair
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The Thirty-second Legislature
Record of Votes of the Committee on Finance
Bill/Resolution No.: Committee Referral: Date:
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0 The committee is reconsidering its previous decision on the measure.
The recommendation is to: 0 Pass, unamended (as is) Ø”~Pass, with amendments (HD) 0 Hold
0 Pass short form bill with HD to recommit for future public hearing (recommit)
FIN Members Ayes Ayes (WR) Nays Excused
1. YAMASHITA, Kyle T. (C) V
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2. KITAGAWA, Lisa (VC) /
3 AIU, Micah P K
4. CHUN, Cory M.
5. COCHRAN, Elle .. . .~. •.. . . .
6. GARRETT, Andrew Takuya
7 KAHALOA, Karstin V
8. KILA, Darius K.
9 KOBAYASHI, Bertrand
10. LAMOSAO, Rachele F.
11 MORIKAWA, Dee .~ /
12. NISHIMOTO, Scott Y. ‘ /
13 ~POEPOE,MaIuna
14. TAKENOUCHI, Jenna V
15 ALCOS ifi, David /
16. WARD, Gene
TOTAL (16) 2...
The recommendation is: ~~~dopted LI Not Adopted
If joint referral, did not support recommendation.
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Vice Chair’s or designee’s signature:
Distribution: Original (White) Committee \ uplicate (Yellow) Chief Clerk’s Office Duplicate (Pink) HMSO