STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1123

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    H.B. No. 1186

       H.D. 1

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

Madam:

     Your Committees on Education and Housing and Water, Land, Agriculture, and Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred H.B. No. 1186, H.D. 1, entitled:

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

beg leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to eliminate the Hawaii Community Development Authority's cash-in-lieu option for meeting reserved housing requirements, while retaining the option in cases of a fractional unit resulting from the percentage requirement calculation.

     Testimony in support of this measure was submitted by eight individuals.  Two state agencies and one private organization submitted testimony in opposition.  Written testimony presented to the Committees may be reviewed on the Legislature's website.

     Your Committees support the implementation of policies that will result in the construction of new affordable housing units, or the retention of the existing supply throughout the State.  This measure provides one means of doing so, and your Committees believe it should be viewed collectively with other incentives and alternatives being considered.

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Education and Housing and Water, Land, Agriculture, and Hawaiian Affairs that are attached to this report, your Committees are in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1186, H.D. 1, and recommend that it pass Second Reading and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Education and Housing and Water, Land, Agriculture, and Hawaiian Affairs,

____________________________ CLAYTON HEE, Chair

____________________________ NORMAN SAKAMOTO, Chair