STAND. COM. REP. NO.  585-08

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

RE:   H.B. No. 2551

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Human Services & Housing, to which was referred H.B. No. 2551 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HOMELESSNESS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to find solutions to homelessness by requiring the Hawaii Public Housing Authority to conduct a study on the feasibility of implementing a variety of homeless solutions.

     The Office of Hawaiian Affairs testified in support of this bill.  The Hawaii Public Housing Authority supported the intent of this measure.

     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. 2551 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