STAND. COM. REP. NO.  258

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2007

RE:   H.B. No. 329

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. 329 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HOUSING,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to preserve Kukui Gardens as an affordable rental development in Honolulu by appropriating an unspecified sum as a State subsidy to assist in the implementation of any type of negotiated solution.

     Hawaii Family Forum, Roman Catholic Church in the State of Hawaii, Faith in Action for Community Equity, EAH Housing, and a concerned individual 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. 329 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