Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Human Services and Housing, to which was referred H.B. No. 1453, H.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to amend the definition of "lot," "houselot," "residential lot," and "residential houselot" by specifying that the definition applies only to lots zoned for residential use.

Kamehameha Schools, the Small Landowners Association of Hawaii, and Small Landowners of Oahu testified in support of this measure. The Housing and Community Development Corporation of Hawaii supported the intent of this measure.

Your Committee believes that mandatory leasehold conversion should not be applicable to agricultural lots. This measure would clarify that the intent of the existing law was to only allow the mandatory conversion of residential housing.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Human Services and Housing that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1453, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.