STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1881

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2009

RE:   S.C.R. No. 31

      S.D. 2

      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 Committee on Housing, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 31, S.D. 2, entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE AUDITOR TO CONDUCT A REVIEW OF THE PERFORMANCE OF THE MANAGEMENT OF THE PUUWAI MOMI AND WEST OAHU ASSET MANAGEMENT PROJECTS (KNOWN AS AMP 30 AND AMP 44) TO COMPARE THE PERFORMANCE OF STATE OPERATED AND PRIVATELY OPERATED PUBLIC HOUSING PROPERTIES; AND TO DETERMINE THE RELATIVE CONTRIBUTIONS OF FUNDING LEVELS, MISMANAGEMENT, AND TENANT AND VISITOR ACTIONS TO THE FAILURE TO MEET PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR THESE PROPERTIES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to request the Auditor to conduct a review of the performance of the management of Puuwai Momi and West Oahu Asset Management Projects to compare the performance of state-operated and privately-operated public housing properties, and to determine the relative contributions of funding levels, mismanagement, and tenant and visitor actions to the failure to meet performance standards for these properties.

     A concerned individual supported this concurrent resolution.  The Hawaii Public Housing Authority (HPHA) opposed this concurrent resolution.

     Your Committee has amended this concurrent resolution by:

     (1)  Replacing its contents with the substance of H.C.R. No. 94, H.D. 1;

     (2)  Changing its title to, "REQUESTING THE AUDITOR TO CONDUCT A MANAGEMENT AND FINANCIAL AUDIT OF THE HAWAII PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY'S MAINTENANCE CONTRACTS"; and

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

     As amended, this concurrent resolution requests the Auditor to conduct a management and financial audit of HPHA's maintenance contracts.

     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 S.C.R. No. 31, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as S.C.R. No. 31, S.D. 2, H.D. 1.

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

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RIDA CABANILLA, Chair