STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1442

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2007

RE:   S.B. No. 1352

      S.D. 2

      H.D. 1

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. 1352, 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 make housekeeping amendments to implement laws relating to the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation (HHFDC) that were enacted during the Regular Session of 2006.

     HHFDC and two members of the Maui County Council testified in support of this bill.  The City and County of Honolulu Department of Community Services supported the intent of this measure.  The Wilikina Park Elderly and Handicapped Housing Project provided comments.

     Your Committee has amended this bill by:

     (1)  Changing the definition of "elderly housing project"; and

     (2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

     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. 1352, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1352, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, 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