HCR 185

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
H.C.R. NO.
185
THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026
STATE OF HAWAII
HOUSE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION
urging all county planning and permitting agencies to
deny all permit applications related to the construction, expansion, or use of
warehouses by united states immigration and customs enforcement for the purpose
of detaining individuals facing deportation.
���� WHEREAS, in
July 2025, Congress appropriated $45,000,000,000 to United States Immigration
and Customs Enforcement to build new immigration detention centers; and
���� WHEREAS, according
to reports by the Washington Post, United States Immigration and Customs
Enforcement intends to use these funds to acquire large warehouses to incarcerate
people who are set to be deported; and
���� WHEREAS, once
operational, individuals will be transferred from local processing sites to the
warehouses, some of which are expected to hold up to ten thousand people; and
���� WHEREAS, once
transferred to these warehouses, individuals could be far from their homes,
families, and legal counsel; and
���� WHEREAS, this
system is dehumanizing, creates an immigration system rooted in mass
incarceration, and deprives immigrants of individual dignity and due process;
and
���� WHEREAS, state
and local officials across the country have expressed serious concerns
regarding the health and safety of incarcerating individuals in these warehouses
as well as the strain such facilities would place on local resources; and
���� WHEREAS, the
use of these warehouses for mass incarceration is contrary to Hawaii's
priorities and values, which emphasize dignity and respect for all individuals,
regardless of immigration status; now, therefore,
���� BE IT
RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Thirty-third Legislature of the
State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2026, the Senate concurring, that all
county planning and permitting agencies are urged to deny all permit
applications related to the construction, expansion, or use of warehouses by
United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement for the purpose of detaining
individuals facing deportation; and
���� BE IT FURTHER
RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to Director
of the Department of Planning and Permitting of the City and County of
Honolulu; Director of the Planning Department of the County of Maui; Planning
Director of the Planning Department of the County of Hawaii; and Planning
Director of the Planning Department of the County of Kauai.
OFFERED BY:
_____________________________
Report Title:�
United
States Immigration and Customs Enforcement; Detention Warehouses; County
Planning; Permits