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This Concurrent Resolution requests the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), a state agency overseeing businesses and consumer protection, to establish a working group to address the governance of housing subdivisions in the Puna District of Hawaii County. This is necessary because many subdivisions, approved decades ago without requiring homeowner associations, now have unmaintained roads that hinder emergency services and have led to disputes among landowners. The working group will examine how condominium associations are governed by the DCCA to see if similar procedures can be adapted for these subdivisions, aiming to recommend rules for creating a governing entity with clear guidelines for notice, voting, and management. The group will include representatives from the legislature, the county mayor's office, the DCCA, community association organizations, and local stakeholders, and is tasked with reporting its findings and any proposed legislation to the Legislature by early 2023.