STAND. COM. REP. NO.
Honolulu, Hawaii
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APR042023
RE: s.R. No. 24
s.D. 1
Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi
President of the Senate
Thirty-Second State Legislature
Regular Session of 2023
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Public Safety and Intergovernmental and
Military Affairs, to which was referred S.R. No. 24 entitled:
"SENATE RESOLUTION REQUESTING EACH COUNTY TO ADOPT AN
ORDINANCE REQUIRING, AS A CONDITION OF ITS APPROVAL OF A
SUBDIVISION OR ISSUANCE OF A BUILDING PERMIT FOR ANY NEW
STRUCTURE OR UNIT WITHIN A STRUCTURE, THE SUBDIVIDER OR
DEVELOPER TO OBTAIN ASSURANCE OF MAIL DELIVERY TO EACH
PARCEL,"
begs leave to report as follows:
intent of this measure is to request each
The purpose and
county to adopt an ordinance requiring, as a condition of its
approval of a subdivision or issuance of a building permit for any
new structure or unit within a structure, the subdivider or
developer to obtain assurance of mail delivery to each parcel.
Your Committee received no testimony on this measure.
Your Committee finds that in many rural areas, the United
States Postal Service does not deliver mail to the doorstep of
each lot, parcel, structure, or unit even with a street address,
and instead makes deliveries to a specific location from which
residents in the area can retrieve their mail, including
individual post office boxes at local post offices and Cluster box
units that serve multiple addresses within the area. However, in
such rural areas, residents rely on mail—order deliveries, but the
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rural post offices cannot handle the influx of parcels as shown by
lines of residents waiting hours for parcel delivery. In Hawaii,
certain property development projects, including subdivisions in
rural areas, lack the sufficient number of post office boxes and
cluster box units to serve all residents in the area, thereby
requiring some to drive over an hour to retrieve their mail from a
friend or family member residing within the United States Postal
Service's service area to whom they had their mail sent in care
of. Your Committee believes that people in Hawaii should be able
to receive their mail and parcel deliveries at a location that is
within a reasonable distance from their residence. This measure
will help residents of rural and underserved communities in the
State to more easily access their mail.
Your Committee has amended this measure by making a
technical, nonsubstantive amendment for the purposes of clarity
and consistency.
affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
As
Committee on Public Safety and Intergovernmental and Military
Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs
with the intent and purpose of S.R. No. 24, as amended herein, and
recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as S.R.
No. 24, S.D. l.
Respectfully submitted on
behalf of the members of the
Committee on Public Safety and
Intergovernmental and Military
Affairs,
GLENN AKAI, Chair
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 The Senate
Thirty-Second Legislature
State of Hawai‘i
Record of Votes
Committee on Public Safety and Intergovernmental and Military Affairs
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Bill / Resolution No.:* Committee Referral: Date:
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D The Committee is reconsidering its previous decision on this measure.
If so, then the previous decision was to:
The Recommendation is:
D Pass, unamended
2312
Pass, with amendments
2311
D Hold
2310
D Recommit
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Members Aye Aye (WR) Nay Excused
WAKAI, Glenn (C)
ELEFANTE, Brandon J.C. (VC)
FUKUNAGA, Carol \\\\\
MCKELVEY, Angus L.K.
AWA, Brenton
Recommendation:
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Distribution: Oriénal Yellow Pink Goldenrod
File with Committee Report Clerk's Office Drafting Agency Committee File Copy
*Only one measure per Record of Votes
Revised: 1 1/30/22