STAND. COM. REP. NO.  259

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2007

RE:   H.B. No. 667

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Human Services & Housing, to which was referred H.B. No. 667 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO KUKUI GARDENS RENTAL HOUSING COMPLEX,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to preserve much-needed affordable housing in Honolulu by appropriating funds to finance condemnation and eminent domain proceedings to ensure that the Kukui Gardens Rental Housing Complex will continue to offer apartments at affordable rental rates in perpetuity.

     The Hawaii Family Forum, Roman Catholic Church in the State of Hawaii, and Faith Action for Community Equity testified in support of this bill.  The Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation offered comments.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Human Services & Housing that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 667 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

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

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MAILE SHIMABUKURO, Chair