Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Human Services and Housing, to which was referred H.R. No. 151 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this resolution is to promote home ownership by requesting the Housing and Community Development Corporation of Hawaii (HCDCH) to explore homeownership options and study the feasibility of implementing a housing demonstration project at Hauiki Homes and other state-owned and operated housing projects.

Kokua Legal Services, Inc., and several of the residents of Hauiki Homes testified in support of this resolution. HCDCH provided comments.

Your Committee finds that many of the residents of Hauiki Homes have lived there for many years and enjoy living there. Several years ago a group of residents of Hauiki Homes expressed interest in purchasing their units and pursued sponsorship in a homeownership program. Testimony was received stating that in 1991, HCDCH implemented a housing demonstration project at Palolo Homes, and your Committee urges HCDCH to consider a similar project for the residents of Hauiki Homes.

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 concurs with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 151 and recommends its adoption.