STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1896

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2009

RE:   S.C.R. No. 88

      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. 88, S.D. 1, entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING THE HAWAII HOUSING FINANCE AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TO ESTABLISH A TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT TASK FORCE TO FACILITATE MIXED-INCOME AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENTS BY BETTER COORDINATING TRANSPORTATION AND HOUSING PLANNING AND PROGRAMS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to urge the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation (HHFDC) to establish a Transit Oriented Development Task Force to facilitate mixed-income and affordable housing in transit-oriented development by better coordinating transportation and housing planning and programs.

     The Office of Hawaiian Affairs supported this concurrent resolution.  HHFDC and the Hawaii Association of REALTORS 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. 88, S.D. 1, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Transportation.

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

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RIDA CABANILLA, Chair