HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2011

COMMITTEE ON HOUSING

Rep. Rida T.R.  Cabanilla, Chair

Rep. Pono Chong, Vice Chair

Rep. Mele Carroll	Rep. Ken Ito
Rep. Jerry L. Chang	Rep. Hermina M. Morita
Rep. Denny Coffman	Rep. Mark M. Nakashima
Rep. Sharon E. Har	Rep. Kymberly Marcos Pine
Rep. Robert N. Herkes	Rep. Cynthia Thielen

NOTICE OF HEARING

DATE:	Wednesday, February 16, 2011
TIME:	10:45 a.m.
PLACE:	Conference Room 325 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A

HB 1489	RELATING TO DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS. Requires DHHL to develop a pilot program to establish a kanaka village for homeless native Hawaiians.	HAW, HSG, FIN
HB 833	RELATING TO TAXATION. Exempts from GET a project developed to provide affordable rental housing or a community health care facility within a mixed-use transit-oriented joint development project.	TRN, HSG, FIN

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:  18 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 ; or

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 586-6080 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