STAND. COM. REP. NO.  900

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2009

RE:   H.B. No. 1187

      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 Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1187, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE HOMELESS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to help provide support to homeless persons in Hawaii by establishing a voluntary program under the Hawaii Public Housing Authority (HPHA) to help eligible persons from other states who find themselves homeless, reunite with their families in their home state.  This bill makes an appropriation out of the general fund to establish this program.

     The Visitor Aloha Society of Hawaii and a concerned individual supported this bill.  HPHA, Community Alliance Partners, and the Hawaii Tourism Association provided comments.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1187, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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

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MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair