THE TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2009
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COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND HOUSING |
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Senator Norman Sakamoto, Chair |
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Senator Michelle Kidani, Vice Chair |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Wednesday, February 4, 2009 |
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TIME: |
1:15 pm |
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PLACE: |
Conference Room 225 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
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RELATING TO THE HAWAII PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY. Authorizes the Hawaii public housing authority to assess all the units in a public housing project for common expenses.
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EDH, WAM |
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RELATING TO TAXATION. Increases the allowable annual and lifetime deductions from gross income for a taxpayer's contribution to their individual housing account.
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EDH, WAM |
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RELATING TO OWNER-BUILDERS. Increases period prohibiting sale or lease by owner-builder from 1 to 2 years, and requires that an exemption from licensing requirements is given no more than once in 3 years.
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EDH, CPN |
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RELATING TO DISCRIMINATION IN REAL PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS. Amends the definition of "familial status" to specify that a non‑parent individual cohabiting with any minor children must have evidence of legitimate consent of the child's parent to qualify for "familial status" under the state housing laws.
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EDH, CPN |
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RELATING TO HOUSING. Allows a county legislative body 90 instead of 45 days to approve, approve with modifications, or disapprove an affordable housing project.
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EDH, TIA |
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RELATING TO COUNTIES. Requires counties to accept or reject a public infrastructure dedication, under specified conditions, as part of an affordable housing project, or the infrastructure is deemed dedicated.
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EDH, TIA |
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RELATING TO HOUSING. Requires a county to accept or reject within sixty days a dedication request from an affordable, workforce, mixed-use, or rental housing project constructed under chapter 201H, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to connect its infrastructure to the county's infrastructure.
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EDH, WTL |
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RELATING TO HOUSING. Stimulates the expeditious development of affordable housing using faster project reviews for mixed use housing projects and related infrastructure projects.
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EDH, WTL |
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AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AND MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING. Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds to create infrastructure to build affordable housing.
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EDH, WAM |
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RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING. Requires new for-sale housing developments to designate thirty per cent of the units as affordable housing for residents in the low- or moderate-income ranges.
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EDH, TIA |
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RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING. Provides incentives for the development of affordable housing.
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EDH, TIA |
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RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING. Direct the legislative reference bureau to review the state and county laws related to affordable housing, to identify strategies to strengthen Hawaii's housing laws; requires report to the 2010 legislature.
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EDH, WAM |
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RELATING TO SELF-HELP HOUSING. Establishes a dedicated source of funding for self-help housing by establishing a self-help housing trust fund with income from the conveyance tax.
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EDH, WAM |
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RELATING TO THE HAWAII PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY. Authorizes the Hawaii public housing authority to develop public housing projects under a partnership or development agreement with a private party; provides exemptions from chapters 103 and 103D; requires annual report to the legislature.
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EDH, JGO |
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RELATING TO THE HAWAII PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY. Provides a temporary exemption from chapter 103 and 103D, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to the Hawaii public housing authority in order to correct the health, safety, and other deficiencies at Kuhio park terrace and Kuhio homes in Kalihi.
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EDH, JGO |
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RELATING TO KAKAAKO. Increases the reserved housing requirement for a planned development to twenty-five per cent of floor space in the Kakaako community development district, mauka area for lots three acres or more in size.
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EDH, WTL |
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RELATING TO THE HAWAII PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY. Establishes a special master and an advisory council to develop a comprehensive plan to assist the Hawaii public housing authority in resolving the health and safety violations at public housing projects statewide; appropriates funds from the public housing revolving fund.
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EDH, WAM |
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RELATING TO THE HAWAII PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY. Appropriates funds for security at public housing projects.
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EDH, WAM |
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RELATING TO PUBLIC HOUSING. Amends criminal trespass in the first degree to include a person who enters or remains unlawfully in or upon the premises of a public housing project after reasonable request or warning to leave by housing authorities or a police officer. Excludes an invited guest.
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EDH, JGO |
Decision Making to follow, if time permits.
FOR AMENDED HEARING NOTICES: If the notice is an amended notice, measures that have been deleted are stricken through and measures that have been added are underscored. If there is a measure that is both underscored and stricken through, that measure has been deleted from the agenda.
Persons wishing to testify should submit testimony in one of the following ways by 4:00 p.m. the day prior to the hearing:
· In person: 1 copy of their testimony to the committee clerk, Room 230, State Capitol.
· By fax: Testimony may be faxed if less than 5 pages in length, to the Senate Sergeant-At-Arms Office at 586-6659 or 1-800-586-6659 (toll free for neighbor islands), at least 24 hours prior to the hearing. When faxing, please indicate to which committee the testimony is being submitted and the date and time of the hearing.
· By Web: Testimony may be submitted online if less than 4MB in size, at http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/emailtestimony.
· By Email: Testimony may be emailed if less than 5 pages in length, to the Committee at EDHTestimony@Capitol.hawaii.gov . Please indicate the measure, date and time of the hearing. Email sent to individual offices or any other Senate office will not be accepted.
Please note: If you submit your written testimony after 4:30 p.m. the day prior to the hearing, please sign-in at the staff table to testify orally. A copy of your testimony may not be available during the hearing but will be posted online for the public after the hearing.
If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids or services to participate in the public hearing process (i.e., sign or foreign language interpreter or wheelchair accessibility), please contact the committee clerk 24 hours prior to the hearing so arrangements can be made.
Please note: All testimony received by the Hawaii Senate will be posted on the Hawaii Legislature's Website. Documents made available through the Testimony hyperlink(s) above may not be posted until the start of the hearing.
Public Folder. A folder labeled “Public Folder” containing the measures and testimonies for the hearing will be available for shared use by members of the public.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6872.
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________________________________________ Senator Norman Sakamoto Chair |