STAND. COM. REP. NO.  668

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2009

RE:   H.B. No. 1186

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committees on Housing and Water, Land, & Ocean Resources, to which was referred H.B. No. 1186 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HOUSING DEVELOPMENT,"

beg leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to encourage the development of reserved housing units in the Kakaako Community Development District by eliminating the option for the Hawaii Community Development Authority (HCDA) to accept a "cash-in-lieu" payment from a developer instead of the required reserve housing units.

      The HCDA, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Sierra Club-Hawaii Chapter, and a concerned individual testified in support of this bill.  Kamehameha Schools and the Hawaii Habitat for Humanity Association testified in opposition to this measure.  Hawaii Housing and a concerned individual provided comments.

     Upon further consideration, your Committees have amended this bill by:

     (1)  Retaining the cash-in-lieu option solely for the purpose      of accounting for any fractional unit resulting from the         percentage requirement calculation; and

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

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Housing and Water, Land, & Ocean Resources that are attached to this report, your Committees are in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1186, as amended herein, and recommend that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1186, H.D. 1, and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Housing and Water, Land, & Ocean Resources,

____________________________ KEN ITO, Chair

____________________________ RIDA CABANILLA, Chair