HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THE TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2011
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COMMITTEE ON HOUSING |
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Rep. Rida T.R. Cabanilla, Chair |
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Rep. Pono Chong, Vice Chair |
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Rep. Mele Carroll |
Rep. Ken Ito |
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Rep. Jerry L. Chang |
Rep. Hermina M. Morita |
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Rep. Denny Coffman |
Rep. Mark M. Nakashima |
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Rep. Sharon E. Har |
Rep. Kymberly Marcos Pine |
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Rep. Robert N. Herkes |
Rep. Cynthia Thielen |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Wednesday, February 16, 2011 |
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TIME: |
8:30 a.m. |
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PLACE: |
Conference Room 325 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
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RELATING TO THE HOMELESS. Establishes a Return-to-home Program to assist eligible homeless individuals to return to their home state if there is a support network available and able to receive them. Effective July 1, 2011.
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HSG, FIN |
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RELATING TO OHANA HOUSING. Provides for an Ohana Housing tax credit to help offset qualified construction costs. Effective July 1, 2011.
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HSG, FIN |
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RELATING TO LOW-INCOME HOUSING. Establishes a program for granting low-income housing tax credit loans in lieu of low-income housing tax credits administered by the Hawaii housing finance and development corporation. Authorizes issuance of general obligation bonds to fund the loans.
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HSG, FIN |
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RELATING TO PLANNED COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS. Limits directors to a maximum of 2 consecutive terms of office. Updates guidelines for proxy mailing and proxy forms. Allows inclusion of questionnaire to accompany notice of intent to distribute proxies.
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HSG, CPC |
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RELATING TO RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY. Requires that condominium property managers, associations of apartment owners, and planned community associations make association documents available to owners and their respective agents under reasonable terms and for reasonable costs.
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HSG, CPC |
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RELATING TO SERVICE ANIMALS. Adds a definition of "service dog" in provisions relating to dog licensing, to conform with new ADA rules; expands the definition of "service animal" to include "comfort animals", to conform with FHA rules regarding non-discrimination in the sale or rental of housing.
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HSG, JUD |
DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW
Persons wishing to offer comments should submit testimony at least 24 hours prior to the hearing with a transmittal cover indicating:
· Testifier's name with position/title and organization;
· The Committee the comments are directed to;
· The date and time of the hearing;
· Measure number; and
· The number of copies the Committee is requesting.
While every effort will be made to copy, organize, and collate all testimony received, materials received on the day of the hearing or improperly identified or directed to the incorrect office, may be distributed to the Committee after the hearing.
Submit testimony in ONE of the following ways:
PAPER: 12 copies (including an original) to Room 404 in the State Capitol;
FAX: For comments less than 5 pages in length, transmit to 586-9490 (for Oahu) or 1-800-535-3859 (for Neighbor Islanders without a computer to submit testimony through e-mail or the Web);
EMAIL: For comments less than 5 pages in length, transmit to HSGtestimony@capitol.hawaii.gov
WEB: For comments less than 4MB in size, transmit from the Web page at http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/emailtestimony.
Testimony submitted will be placed on the Legislative Web site after the hearing adjourns. This public posting of testimony on the Web site should be considered when including personal information in your testimony.
If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids and/or services to participate in the House public hearing process (i.e., sign or foreign language interpreter or wheelchair accessibility), please contact the Committee Clerk at 586-6606 or email your request for an interpreter to HouseInterpreter@Capitol.hawaii.gov at least 24 hours prior to the hearing for arrangements. Prompt requests submitted help to ensure the availability of qualified individuals and appropriate accommodations.
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________________________________________ Rep. Rida T.R. Cabanilla, Chair |