STAND. COM. REP. NO.  575-08

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

RE:   H.B. No. 2797

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. 2797 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE KALOKO HOUSING PROGRAM,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to support the development of a homeless shelter in West Hawaii by appropriating $12,000,000 for the design, planning, and construction of the Kaloko Housing Program.

     The Hawaii Public Housing Authority, Mayor of the Island of Hawaii, County of Hawaii Office of Housing and Community Development, Hawaii County Council, Hawaii Family Forum, Roman Catholic Church in the State of Hawaii, Catholic Charities Hawaii, Community Alliance Partners, and numerous concerned individuals 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. 2797 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