STAND. COM. REP. NO. (ç(~j
Honolulu, Hawaii
MAR 25 , 2025
RE: H.R. No. 60
Honorable Nadine K. Nakamura
Speaker, House of Representatives
Thirty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2025
State of Hawaii
Madame:
Your Committee on Housing, to which was referred H.R. No. 60
entitled:
“HOUSE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE STATE BUILDING CODE COUNCIL
TO ADOPT, AMEND, OR UPDATE THE STATE BUILDING CODE TO
AUTHORIZE POINT ACCESS BLOCK CONSTRUCTION FOR RESIDENTIAL
BUILDINGS UP TO SIX STORIES IN THE STATE,”
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this measure is to request the State Building
Code Council to adopt, amend, or update the State Building Code to
authorize point access block construction for residential
buildings up to six stories in the State.
Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure
from the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii and Housing Hawai’i’s
Future. Your Committee received testimony in opposition to this
measure from the American Institute of Architects, Hawaii State
Council.
Your Committee finds that existing building code requirements
effectively mandate a double-loaded corridor building, where two
stairways access a corridor in the middle of the building with
units on each side. This can result in the dwelling units in
these buildings having daylight come from only one single exterior
wall, with little to no cross ventilation. Your Committee further
finds that buildings with point access blocks are compact single
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stair buildings with dwellings that are centered around a stairway
and elevator core and have a single point of access. Dwelling
units in buildings with point access blocks tend to be very
flexible, with a higher proportion of units ranging from two— to
four-bedrooms. Your Committee believes that the State would
benefit from allowing the residential buildings to be constructed
to allow for point access blocks, which could alleviate the
State’s severe lack of housing by reducing construction costs.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Housing that is attached to this report, your
Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 60 and
recommends its adoption.
Respectfully submitted on
behalf of the members of the
Committee on Housing,
~LUKE ~N~r
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 State of Hawaii
House of Representatives
The Thirty-third Legislature
Record of Votes of the Committee on Housing
Bill/Resolution No.: Committee Referral: Date:
4-142(oO o ~/7_I /2ç
0 The committee is reconsidering its previous decision on the measure.
The recommendation is to: • Pass, unamended (as is) 0 Pass, with amendments (HD) 0 Hold
0 Pass short form bill with HD to recommit for future public hearing (recommit)
HSG Members Ayes Ayes (WR) Nays Excused
1. EVSLIN, Luke A. (C)
2. MIYAKE, Tyson K. (VC)
3. COCHRAN, Elle
4. GRANDINETTI, Tina Nakada
5. KILA, Darius K.
6. KITAGAWA, Lisa
7. LA CHICA, Trish
8. MURAOKA, Christopher L.
9. PIERICK, Elijah
TOTAL (9)
The recommendation is: • Adopted LI Not Adqpted
If joint referral, did not support recommendation.
committee acronym(s)
Vice Chair’s or designee’s signature: -Ic.
Distribution: Original (White) Committee Duplicate (Yellow) — Chief Clerks Office Duplicate (Pink) HMSO