REQUESTING THE STATE HEALTH PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY AND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO HOLD A PUBLIC MEETING FOR ALL CERTIFICATE OF NEED APPLICATIONS FOR ANY PROPOSED SPECIAL TREATMENT FACILITY IN NEIGHBORHOODS WITH COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS.

HCR 26 is a concurrent resolution requesting Hawaii's State Health Planning and Development Agency (SHPDA) and Department of Health (DOH) to hold public meetings for certificate of need applications involving proposed "special treatment facilities" (like mental health or addiction treatment centers) in neighborhoods with community associations. It requires agencies to conduct these meetings for all such applications, currently subject only to an administrative review process that lacks public input. The resolution also asks SHPDA to adopt rules requiring applicants to appear before neighborhood boards during the application process. This change directly affects residents in neighborhoods with community associations and applicants seeking to build or expand specialized healthcare facilities.