REPORT TITLE:
Kikala-Keokea


DESCRIPTION:
Provides funds for infrastructure at Kikala-Keokea.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                        
THE SENATE                              S.B. NO.           2736
TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2000                                
STATE OF HAWAII                                            
                                                             
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                   A  BILL  FOR  AN  ACT

RELATING TO KIKALA-KEOKEA.



BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 1      SECTION 1.  Act 314, Session Laws of Hawaii 1991, as
 
 2 amended, authorized the department of land and natural resources
 
 3 to negotiate and enter into long-term leases with persons of
 
 4 Hawaiian ancestry who were dispossessed or displaced from their
 
 5 homes at Kalapana as a result of the volcanic eruptions on the
 
 6 island of Hawaii.  The Act also authorized the department of land
 
 7 and natural resources to subdivide and provide for the creation
 
 8 of a residential subdivision in the Kikala-Keokea homestead area
 
 9 for persons who receive long-term leases from the department of
 
10 land and natural resources.  The purpose of this Act is to
 
11 provide funds for the development of infrastructure at Kikala-
 
12 Keokea by amending Act 242, Session Laws of Hawaii 1991.
 
13      SECTION 2.  Act 242, Session Laws of Hawaii 1991, is amended
 
14 by amending section 1 to read as follows:
 
15      "SECTION 1.  The purpose of this Act is to provide
 
16 [low-interest loans to the residents and citizens of Hawaii who
 
17 have suffered the loss of their homes and lands to the
 
18 devastating effects of the continued volcanic eruptions on the
 
19 island of Hawaii.  Under current law, chapters 127, 171, and 209,
 

 
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 1 Hawaii Revised Statutes, some of Kilauea lava flow victims do not
 
 2 qualify for existing disaster recovery loans.  Some Kilauea lava
 
 3 flow residents and citizens do not have sufficient income to
 
 4 qualify for loan assistance to purchase replacement land and
 
 5 build a home.  These residents and citizens may be in need of a
 
 6 one-time public relief program with specific requirements for the
 
 7 repayment of low-interest loans to assist in rebuilding their
 
 8 homes in an area of lesser volcanic risk.] funds for the
 
 9 development of infrastructure at Kikala-Keokea."
 
10      SECTION 3.  Act 242, Session Laws of Hawaii 1991, is amended
 
11 by amending section 2 to read as follows:
 
12      "SECTION 2.  There is appropriated out of the general
 
13 revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $1,750,000, or so much
 
14 thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 1991-1992, to provide
 
15 [low-interest land acquisition, home construction, and mortgage
 
16 loans of up to $35,000 each to residents and citizens of Hawaii]
 
17 funding for infrastructure development to benefit residents of
 
18 Hawaiian ancestry who have been dispossessed of their homes and
 
19 lands at Kalapana as a result of the continued volcanic eruptions
 
20 on the island of Hawaii which began on January 3, 1983[; provided
 
21 that the rate of interest on loans pursuant to this Act shall not
 
22 exceed three per cent per annum and interest earnings on loans
 
23 made pursuant to this Act may be used for administrative and
 

 
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 1 other expenses necessary for administering the loan program.
 
 2 Guidelines shall be established by the housing finance and
 
 3 development corporation with respect to loan terms and loan
 
 4 qualification criteria.  Moneys appropriated for the purposes of
 
 5 this Act shall be deposited into the housing finance revolving
 
 6 fund; provided that upon fulfillment of the purposes of this Act,
 
 7 all unencumbered moneys shall lapse into the state general
 
 8 fund]."
 
 9      SECTION 4.  Act 242, Session Laws of Hawaii 1991, is amended
 
10 by amending section 3 to read as follows:
 
11      "SECTION 3.  [The housing finance and development
 
12 corporation shall administer the loans for the purposes of this
 
13 Act, and shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91 to carry out
 
14 the purposes of this Act.] There is created an infrastructure
 
15 development fund to be administered by the department of land and
 
16 natural resources.  The funds appropriated for the purposes of
 
17 this Act and all the moneys received or collected by the
 
18 department of land and natural resources shall be deposited into
 
19 the infrastructure development fund.  The proceeds may be used
 
20 for the necessary expenses in administering this Act; provided
 
21 that upon fulfillment of the purposes of this Act, all
 
22 unencumbered moneys shall lapse into the state general fund."
 
23      SECTION 5.  Act 242, Session Laws of Hawaii 1991, is amended
 

 
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 1 by amending section 4 to read as follows:
 
 2      "SECTION 4.  The sum appropriated shall be expended by the
 
 3 [housing finance and development corporation] department of land
 
 4 and natural resources for the purposes of this Act[.]; provided
 
 5 that all funding commitments to complete the design and
 
 6 construction of infrastructure improvements shall be executed
 
 7 before any moneys can be disbursed."
 
 8      SECTION 6.  The funds appropriated under Act 242, Session
 
 9 Laws of Hawaii 1991, to the housing finance and development
 
10 corporation, currently known as the housing and community
 
11 development corporation of Hawaii, shall be deposited into the
 
12 newly created infrastructure development fund administered by the
 
13 department of land and natural resources.
 
14      SECTION 7.  Session law material to be repealed is
 
15 bracketed.  New session law material is underscored.
 
16      SECTION 8.  This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2000.
 
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18                       INTRODUCED BY:  ___________________________