STAND. COM. REP. NO.  957

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2011

RE:   H.C.R. No. 27

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committees on Housing and Water, Land, & Ocean Resources, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 27 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING THE HONOLULU CITY COUNCIL TO EXTEND HISTORIC PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS TO INFILL HOMES WITHIN THE EWA VILLAGES HISTORIC DISTRICT,"

beg leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to urge the Honolulu City Council to extend historic property tax exemptions to infill homes within the Ewa Villages historic district.

     Your Committees believe that extending historic property tax exemptions to infill homes within Ewa Villages supports the continuation of historical districts in the State and their important cultural and historical influence.

     Ewa Historical Society and Ewa Villages Owners Association testified in support of this measure.

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Housing and Water, Land, & Ocean Resources that are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 27 and recommend that it be referred to the Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Housing and Water, Land, & Ocean Resources,

____________________________ JERRY L. CHANG, Chair

____________________________ RIDA T.R. CABANILLA, Chair