THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2008

 

COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, CONSUMER PROTECTION, AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING

Senator Russell S. Kokubun, Chair

Senator David Y. Ige, Vice Chair

 

COMMITTEE ON INTERGOVERNMENTAL AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

Senator Lorraine R. Inouye, Chair

Senator Shan S. Tsutsui, Vice Chair

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

 

DATE:

Wednesday, February 6, 2008

TIME:

9:00 am

PLACE:

Conference Room 229

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

SB 2497

Testimony

RELATING TO MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE LANDFILLS.

Transfers jurisdiction of municipal solid waste landfills from the counties to the public utilities commission.  Provides no extensions on use of existing landfills.  Provides that new landfills cannot be situated within fifteen miles of an existing landfill in counties with a population of greater than 500,000.

 

IGM/CPH, WAM

SB 2411

Testimony

RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

Creates a subaccount of the dwelling unit revolving fund to fund county initiated affordable housing projects that exceed the requirements for affordable housing developments in a county's code.

 

CPH/IGM, WAM

SB 3033

Testimony

RELATING TO PRICE GOUGING DURING EMERGENCIES.

Prohibits price gouging and unfair business practices during a declared State disaster by clarifying that price increases on services, rentals, and construction or repair contracts during disasters are illegal.

 

CPH/IGM, JDL

SB 2293

Testimony

 

 

RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

Exempts new multi-family housing condominium developments of fifty units of more from certain state and county affordable housing requirements.

 

CPH/IGM

CPH Only

 

 

SB 2294

Testimony

RELATING TO KAKAAKO.

Increases the reserved housing requirement for a planned development on a lot of at least one acre in the Kakaako community development district, mauka area.

 

CPH, WAM

SB 2982

Testimony

AUTHORIZING THE RESALE OF RESERVED HOUSING UNITS BY THE HAWAII COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY.

Allows the Hawaii Community Development Authority to resell reserved housing units as defined in section 206E-101, Hawaii Revised Statutes.

 

CPH

SB 2980

Testimony

RELATING TO THE HOUSING LOAN AND MORTGAGE PROGRAM.

Provides an increase in Hula Mae multifamily revenue bond authority from $400 million to $500 million to provide financing assistance for the development and preservation/rehabilitation of affordable housing.

 

CPH, WAM

 

 

 

 

 

Decision Making to follow, if time permits.

 

Persons wishing to testify should submit testimony in one of the following ways at least 24 hours prior to the hearing:

 

·         In person:  1 copy of their testimony to the committee clerk, Room 407, State Capitol.

 

·         By fax:  Testimony may be faxed if less than 5 pages in length, to the Senate Sergeant-At-Arms Office at 586-6659 or 1-800-586-6659 (toll free for neighbor islands), at least 24 hours prior to the hearing.  When faxing, please indicate to which committee the testimony is being submitted and the date and time of the hearing.

 

·         By Email:  Testimony may be emailed if less than 5 pages in length, to the Legislature's Public Access Room at testimony@capitol.hawaii.gov.  Please indicate to which committee the testimony is being submitted and the date and time of the hearing. Email sent to individual offices or any other Senate office will not be accepted.

 

If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids or services to participate in the public hearing process (i.e., sign or foreign language interpreter or wheelchair accessibility), please contact the committee clerk 24 hours prior to the hearing so arrangements can be made.

 

Please note:  Documents made available through the Testimony hyperlink(s) above may not be posted until the start of the hearing.

 

Public Folder.  A folder labeled “Public Folder” containing the measures and testimonies for the hearing will be available for shared use by members of the public.

 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6760.

 

 

 

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Senator Lorraine R. Inouye

Chair

 

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Senator Russell S. Kokubun

Chair