Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Housing, to which was referred H.B. No. 1852 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to make an appropriation for the condemnation of land in Nanakuli for a public housing project.

Your Committee received testimony in support of the measure from the Iron Workers Stabilization Fund. The Housing and Community Development Corporation of Hawaii submitted testimony in opposition to this measure.

This measure directs the Hawaii Public Housing Administration to commence eminent domain proceedings for the condemnation of a certain one hundred seventy-two acre parcel of real property in Nanakuli that is suitable and desirable for the development of a public housing project. Your Committee finds that this measure will assist in providing low to moderately priced housing for Oahu residents.

In order to promote additional discussion on this measure, your Committee has changed the effective date to July 1, 2050.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Housing that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1852, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1852, S.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.