Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1731, H.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to require the Housing and Community Development Corporation of Hawaii (HCDCH) to consult with the Department of Land and Natural Resources to identify certain public lands that may be developed for housing projects, of which 20 percent of the units are to be made available to qualified Hawaiians.

A member of the Maui County Council and two concerned individuals testified in support of this bill. The Office of Hawaiian Affairs and a concerned individual supported this measure with amendments. Life of the Land and several concerned individuals opposed this bill. The Department of Human Services offered comments.

Your Committee has amended this bill by:

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1731, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1731, H.D. 2.