STAND

STAND. COM. REP. 938

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2003

RE: S.B. No. 1661

S.D. 2

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 S.B. No. 1661, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OF HAWAII,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to:

(1) Require the construction of the Villages of Kapolei to be completed within five years; and

(2) Require the Department of Transportation and the Housing and Community Development Corporation of Hawaii (HCDCH) to coordinate with the City and County of Honolulu to implement the recommendations of a traffic study for the Villages of Kapolei.

Villages of Kapolei and several individuals submitted testimony in support of this bill. HCDCH submitted testimony in opposition to this bill.

Your Committee finds that construction at the Villages of Kapolei has been very slow in developing, despite the great demand for housing in this area. Furthermore, as a growing community, the Villages of Kapolei have encountered some problems with traffic patterns that need to be rectified. This bill seeks to address both of these concerns.

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 S.B. No. 1661, S.D. 2, and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Transportation.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Human Services and Housing,

		____________________________ MICHAEL PUAMAMO KAHIKINA, Chair