STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1879

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2009

RE:   S.C.R. No. 87

      S.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. 87, S.D. 1, entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING THE HAWAII HOUSING FINANCE AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TO CONVENE A TASK FORCE TO REVIEW STATE AND COUNTY AFFORDABLE HOUSING APPROVAL REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to urge the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation (HHFDC) to convene a task force to:

     (1)  Review state and county affordable housing approval requirements and procedures;

     (2)  Identify, in consultation with other state and county agencies, county legislative bodies, private developers, and nonprofit housing organizations, core affordable housing approval procedures for each county; and

     (3)  Report its findings and recommendations, including any proposed state or county legislation, to the Legislature prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2010.

     The Office of Hawaiian Affairs supported this concurrent resolution.  HHFDC and the Land Use Research Foundation of Hawaii supported the intent of this measure.  The Honolulu Department of Planning and Permitting offered comments.

     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. 87, S.D. 1, and recommends its adoption.

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

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RIDA CABANILLA, Chair