HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-04-10 Letter to Richard P. Creagan, Lynn DeCoite, Ryan I. Yamane and Chris Todd SCR 165, SD1 Relating to Requesting the Office of Planning to Establish an Agriculture Housing Task Force (2)Harry Kim
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April 10, 2019
Representative Richard P. Creagan, Chair
Representative Lynn DeCoite, Vice Chair
Committee on Agriculture
Representative Ryan I. Yamane, Chair
Representative Chris Todd, Vice Chair
Committee on Water, Land and Hawaiian Affairs
Dear Chairs Creagan and Yamane, Vice Chairs DeCoite and Todd, and Committee Members:
RE: SCR 165, SD1 Relating to Requesting the Office of Planning to Establish an Agriculture
Housing Task Force to Study Existing County and State Laws, Rules, and Process to Plan for the
Construction of On -Farm Employee Housing within the State Agricultural District
Thank you for this opportunity to testify on SCR 165, SD1.
The County of Hawaii would be happy to work with the Office of Planning and others, in
pursuit of economically safe, sanitary, and affordable on-farm employee housing that also meets
regulations at the federal level and laws and rules established by the state and counties.
Respectfully Submitted,
Harry Kim
MAYOR
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