HomeMy WebLinkAboutSenate Resolution No. 121 - Letter 061015The Senate
STATE CAPITOL
HONOLULU, HAWAII 96813
June 10, 2015
RONALD D.KOUCHI
PRESIDENT
WILL ESPERO
VICEPRESIDENT
SAM SLOM
MINORITYLEADER
FIRST DISTRICT
GILBERT KAHELE
SECOND DISTRICT
RUSSELLE.RUDERMAN
THIRD DISTRICT
JOSH GREEN
FOURTH DISTRICT
LORRAINE R.INOUYE
FIFTH DISTRICT
GILBERT S.C.KEITH-AGARAN
SIXTH DISTRICT
ROSALYNH.BAKER
SEVENTH DISTRICT
J.KALANI ENGLISH
EIGHTH DISTRICT
RONALD D.KOUCHI
NINTH DISTRICT
SAMSLOM
TENTH DISTRICT
LES IHARA,JR
ELEVENTH DISTRICT
BRIAN T.TANIGUCHI
TWELFTH DISTRICT
BRICKWOODGALUTERIA
THIRTEENTH DISTRICT
SUZANNE CHUN OAKLAND
FOURTEENTH DISTRICT
DONNAMERCADO KIM
FIFTEENTH DISTRICT
GLENN WAKAI
SIXTEENTH DISTRICT
BREENE HARIMOTO
SEVENTEENTH DISTRICT
CLARENCE K.NISHIHARA
EIGHTEENTH DISTRICT
MICHELLE N.KIDANI
NINETEENTH DISTRICT
WILL ESPERO
TWENTIETH DISTRICT
MIKE GABBARD
TWENTY-FIRST DISTRICT
MAILES.L.SHIMABUKURO
TWENTY-SECOND DISTRICT
DONOVAN M.DELA CRUZ
TWENTY-THIRD DISTRICT
GIL RIVIERE
TWENTY-FOURTH DISTRICT
JILL N.TOKUDA
TWENTY-FIFTH DISTRICT
LAURA H.THIELEN
CHIEF CLERK
CAROL TANIGUCHI
Mr. Duane Kanuha
Director
County of Hawaii Planning Department
Aupuni Center
101 Pauahi Street, Suite 3
Hilo HI 96720
Dear Senator English:
I transmit herewith copies of Senate Resolution No. 121, which was adopted
by the Senate of the Twenty-eighth Legislature of the State of Hawai`i, Regular Session of 2015.
Sincerely yours,
CAROL TANIGUCHI
Clerk of the Senate
Enclosure
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THE SENATE
TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE, 2015
STATE OF HAWAII
S .R. NO. 121 S.D. 1
SENATE RESOLUTION
ENCOURAGING THE OFFICE OF PLANNING, LAND USE COMMISSION, HAWAII
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, HAWAII HOUSING FINANCE AND
DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, AND COUNTY PLANNING DEPARTMENTS TO
ADOPT AND IMPLEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS HIGHLIGHTED IN THE
BUILDING HEALTHY PLACES TOOLKIT REPORT BY THE URBAN LAND
INSTITUTE, OR SIMILAR POLICIES THAT PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE
APPROACH TO LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT THAT STRENGTHEN
COMMUNITY HEALTH AND SMART GROWTH PRINCIPLES .
1 WHEREAS, many communities and countries are facing
2 troubling health trends; and
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4 WHEREAS, by 2030, chronic diseases will cause 52, 000, 000
5 global deaths per year, nearly five times the number of deaths
6 from communicable diseases; and
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8 WHEREAS, according to the Hawaii State Plan on Aging, in
9 2030, 29. 7 percent of the total population will be comprised of
10 individuals 65 years of age and older; and
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12 WHEREAS, physical activity, access to healthy food and
13 drinking water, and exposure to a healthy environment with a
14 high degree of social interaction are three components that will
15 prolong life expectancy and assure a better quality of life; and
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17 WHEREAS, incorporating a mix of land uses, designing well-
18 connected street networks at the human scale, providing
19 sidewalks and enticing pedestrian-oriented streetscapes,
20 providing infrastructure to support biking, designing visible
21 and enticing stairs to encourage frequent use, installing stair
22 prompts and signage, providing high-quality spaces for multi-
23 generational play and recreation, and building play spaces for
24 children are qualities that promote physical activity; and
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26 WHEREAS, accommodating a grocery store, hosting a farmers
27 market, promoting healthy-food retail, and supporting on-site
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1 comprehensive approach to land use and development that
2 strengthen community health and smart growth principles; and
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4 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Office of Planning, Land
5 Use Commission, Hawaii Community Development Authority, Hawaii
6 Housing Finance and Development Corporation, and county planning
7 departments are encouraged to seek public and professional input
8 and consult and collaborate with stakeholders most affected by
9 the Urban Land Institute 's Building Healthy Places Toolkit
10 report; and
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12 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this
13 Resolution be transmitted to the Director of the Office of
14 Planning, Chairperson of the Land Use Commission, Chairperson of
15 the Hawaii Community Development Authority, Executive Director
16 of the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation,
17 Director of the Planning Department for Hawaii County, Director
18 of the Department of Planning for Maui County, Director of the
19 Department of Planning and Permitting for the City and County of
20 Honolulu, and Director of the Department of Planning for Kauai
21 County.
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I hereby certify that this is a full,true, and
correct copy of the original filed in this office.
Dated: APR 06 2015
Assistant Clerk of the Senate
State of Hawaii
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