STAND. COM. REP. NO.  632

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2007

RE:   H.B. No. 1170

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. 1170 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR A WEST HAWAII PERMANENT HOUSING PROGRAM,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to assist the homeless with transitioning back into the community and attaining self-sufficiency by appropriating $12,000,000 to support the West Hawaii Permanent Housing Program.

     The Mayor of the County of Hawaii, County of Hawaii Office of Housing and Community Development, and Catholic Charities Hawaii testified in support of this bill.

     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. 1170 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