STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1538

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2009

RE:   H.C.R. No. 281

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Housing, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 281 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING THE HAWAII PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE FAIR AND EQUAL ACCESS TO PUBLIC HOUSING BY REMOVING PREFERENCES IN THE APPLICATION PROCESS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to improve access to public housing by urging the Hawaii Public Housing Authority (Authority) to eliminate preferences in the public housing application process.

     Several concerned individuals testified in support of this concurrent resolution.  A concerned individual supported the intent of this measure.  The Authority, Hawaii Family Forum, Hawaii Catholic Conference, Catholic Charities Hawaii, Community Alliance Partners, and Legal Aid Society of Hawaii opposed this measure.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Housing that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 281 and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Housing,

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RIDA CABANILLA, Chair