STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3184

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    S.C.R. No. 128

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

Madam:

     Your Committee on Human Services and Public Housing, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 128 entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE AUDITOR TO CONDUCT A MANAGEMENT AND FINANCIAL AUDIT OF THE HAWAII PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY'S PUNCHBOWL HOMES FACILITY,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to request that the Auditor conduct a management and financial audit of the Punchbowl Homes facility of the Hawaii Public Housing Authority.

     Testimony in support of this measure was submitted by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs.  Written comments on the measure were submitted by the Hawaii Public Housing Authority. 

     Your Committee finds that the State has a duty to ensure that public housing facilities are properly maintained, and that a management and financial audit, and an investigation into on-going resident issues at Punchbowl Homes, are warranted. 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Human Services and Public Housing that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 128 and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Human Services and Public Housing,

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SUZANNE CHUN OAKLAND, Chair