Bill > SB577

This bill provides a streamlined permitting process for rebuilding multi-family rental housing projects in Hawaii that have been destroyed by a disaster. Specifically, the bill allows state or county departments to issue a "special management area rental housing project disaster recovery permit" for re-developing a multi-family rental housing project on the same land where a previous project existed before being totally or partially destroyed during a state of emergency. The permit would be exempt from typical government statutes, charter provisions, ordinances, and rules related to special management area use permits, making it easier and faster to rebuild housing after a disaster. The only requirement is that the department issuing the permit can set its own terms and conditions, and the lead agency must file a notice of the permit's issuance in the office of planning and sustainable development's periodic bulletin. The bill is designed to expedite housing recovery in areas that have experienced significant damage from natural disasters or other emergency events, ensuring that communities can quickly rebuild essential rental housing infrastructure.

Housing and Urban Affairs

https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=577&year=2025