STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3380

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    S.C.R. No. 111

       S.D. 1

Honorable Shan S. Tsutsui

President of the Senate

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2012

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committees on Water, Land, and Housing and Public Safety, Government Operations, and Military Affairs and Human Services, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 111 entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU TO PRESERVE AND CREATE NEW AFFORDABLE HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES, FAMILY-ORIENTED SUPPORT SERVICES, HEALTH CENTERS, COMMUNITY CENTERS, RETAIL SERVICES RELATED TO HEALTHY LIVING, AND COMMUNITY GARDENS WITHIN TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT ZONES ALONG THE HONOLULU RAIL TRANSIT PROJECT CORRIDOR,"

beg leave to report as follows:

     The purpose and intent of this measure is to encourage the preservation and creation of affordable housing, family-oriented support services, health centers, community centers, retail services related to healthy living, and community gardens within transit-oriented development zones along the Honolulu Rail Transit Project corridor.

     Your Committees received testimony in support of this measure from the City and County of Honolulu Department of Planning and Permitting, Windward Ahupua‘a Alliance, and two individuals.

     Your Committees find that it is important now more than ever in Hawaii to provide affordable housing to promote communities that strengthen family core values.  It is specifically critical to ensure that appropriate attention is given to individuals and families in communities that will be directly affected by significantly increased activity due to the construction of the Honolulu Rail Transit Project.  Creating a community infrastructure that allows for ease of accessibility to health and community centers, retail stores, and government services will help alleviate burdens caused by this transition.

     Your Committees have amended this measure by:

     (1)  Amending its title for consistency; and

     (2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity and consistency.

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Water, Land, and Housing and Public Safety, Government Operations, and Military Affairs and Human Services that are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 111, as amended herein, and recommend its adoption in the form attached hereto as S.C.R. No. 111, S.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Water, Land, and Housing and Public Safety, Government Operations, and Military Affairs and Human Services,

____________________________ WILL ESPERO, Chair	____________________________ DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Chair
	____________________________ SUZANNE CHUN OAKLAND, Chair