STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1290

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2007

RE:   S.B. No. 1103

      S.D. 2

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 S.B. No. 1103, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HOUSING,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to ensure the long-term availability of affordable rental housing in downtown Honolulu by appropriating funds to acquire the 857-unit Kukui Gardens apartment complex.

     Two members of the Honolulu City Council, EAH Housing, Hawaii Family Forum, Hawaii Catholic Conference, Faith in Action for Community Equity, and several concerned individuals 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 S.B. No. 1103, S.D. 2, 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