HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2012

 

COMMITTEE ON HOUSING

Rep. Rida T.R. Cabanilla, Chair

Rep. Ken Ito, Vice Chair

 

Rep. Mele Carroll

Rep. Derek S.K. Kawakami

Rep. Jerry L. Chang

Rep. Mark M. Nakashima

Rep. Denny Coffman

Rep. Kymberly Marcos Pine

Rep. Sharon E. Har

Rep. Cynthia Thielen

Rep. Robert N. Herkes

 

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

DATE:

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

TIME:

9:20 am

PLACE:

Conference Room 325

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

HB 2069

Status

RELATING TO HOUSING.

Prohibits a condominium board of directors, when leasing common elements of the condominium, from setting the rent at an amount below fair market rent value.  Requires all direct costs attributable to condominium hotel operations to be charged only to unit owners whose units are included in condominium hotel operations.

 

HSG, TOU, CPC

HB 1746

Status

RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS.

Allows a condominium board to authorize the installation of separate utility meters, notwithstanding the provisions of a project's declaration or association's bylaws, provided that the association pays the cost of installing the meters.

 

HSG, CPC

HB 1706

Status

RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS.

Requires owners of residential units who reside on a different island or out-of-state to provide the managing agent or resident manager of the condominium project with contact information of a rental agent located in the State who is responsible for the management of the unit.

 

HSG, CPC

HB 1885

Status

RELATING TO PUBLIC HOUSING.

Requires Hawaii Public Housing Authority to establish a drug testing program to be administered to any tenant or any applicant of federal or state low-income housing under chapter 356D, Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS).  Makes submission to a drug test a condition of the tenant or applicant renting or leasing a federal or state low-income housing dwelling under chapter 356D, HRS.

 

HSG, JUD, FIN

HB 2084

Status

RELATING TO HAWAII PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY.

Directs the Auditor to conduct an audit of Hawaii Public Housing Authority's management of Punchbowl Homes.  Requires the Auditor to submit its findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation, to the legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2013.  Effective July 1, 2012.

 

HSG, LMG, 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:  2 copies (including an original) to Room 432 in the State Capitol;

FAX:       For comments less than 5 pages in length, transmit to 586-8474(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/submittestimony.aspx.

 

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.

 

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Rep. Rida T.R. Cabanilla

Chair