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Advocates and opponents spar over resolution on rapid-deployment shelter standards; committee amends and passes
Summary
Witnesses urged the committee to ensure rapid-deployment homes are accessible and warned that a resolution could create a pathway to make temporary shelters permanent; the committee adopted amendments to require upgrades to Hawaii code or HUD code if units become permanent and noted accessibility concerns in the committee report.
The committee debated HCR82 HD1 / HR74 HD1, a resolution asking the State Building Code Council to develop basic shelter standards to enable low-cost rapid-deployment housing solutions.
Chase Silver of the Hawaii State Council on Developmental Disabilities urged amendments to make the units accessible from the outset, citing small curb steps and other design features that can prohibit wheelchair access. Silver…
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