STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1050
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2005
RE: S.B. No. 117
H.D. 1
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2005
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Housing, to which was referred S.B. No. 117 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HOUSING,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to promote the development of affordable housing by providing statutory authority for the Housing and Community Development Corporation of Hawaii (HCDCH) to modify and amend contracts and agreements previously executed by the Housing Finance and Development Corporation (HFDC).
Kaanapali Development Corp., testified in support of this bill. HCDCH supported the intent of this measure. UniDev, LLC, suggested amendments.
Your Committee notes that the intent of this measure is to promote development of affordable housing in the West Maui area. Kaanapali Development Corp., the developer of Puukolii Village in West Maui, stated that its original intent was to commit 20 percent of the units to households earning up to 100 percent of the county median income. Your Committee expressed concerns that the measure is overly broad and that it should be more specific.
Accordingly, your Committee has amended this bill by:
(1) Replacing the provisions that would have allowed HCDCH to modify and amend HFDC's contracts with provisions that:
(a) Ensure affordable housing requirements for the undeveloped parcels in Puukoli Village be established by agreement among the developer, HCDCH, and the appropriate county agency;
(b) Ensure that the affordable housing requirement include housing that is available to households earning up to 100 percent of the county median income; and
(c) Specify the tax map key numbers to which these provisions apply;
and
(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity and style.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Housing that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 117, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 117, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Housing,
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____________________________ MICHAEL P. KAHIKINA, Chair |
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