§356D-135 - Temporary emergency housing. - Hawaii Statutes

     [§356D-135]  Temporary emergency housing.  (a)  In addition to any other duties prescribed by law, the authority shall develop, in consultation with the four counties, a procedure for identifying locations that shall be used for temporary emergency shelters for homeless individuals and families.  The authority shall actively partner with and monitor the efforts of the counties.

     (b)  Each county shall be responsible for partnering with nonprofit organizations to locate, designate, and maintain the areas that shall be used for temporary emergency shelters.  The designated locations may include private, county, state, and federal lands at Kalaeloa.

     (c)  With regard to the former Barbers Point Naval Air Station, the authority shall work with landowners and the local redevelopment authority on the use of barracks and other facilities located in the Kalaeloa community development district that are suitable for temporary emergency housing for homeless individuals and families.

     (d)  The authority shall submit an annual report to the legislature detailing the activities and outcomes under this section no later than twenty days prior to the convening of each regular session beginning with the 2008 regular session. [L 2006, c 100, §2; am L 2007, c 249, §38 as superseded by c 193, §8]