STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1766

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2013

RE:   S.C.R. No. 137

      S.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Ocean, Marine Resources, & Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 137, S.D. 1, entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE COORDINATOR ON HOMELESSNESS TO ASSEMBLE A WORKING GROUP TO IDENTIFY INNOVATIVE HOUSING SOLUTIONS FOR HOMELESS NATIVE HAWAIIAN FAMILIES; INVESTIGATE SUITABLE AND AVAILABLE FEDERAL, STATE, COUNTY, AND PRIVATE LAND FOR INNOVATIVE HOUSING PROJECTS; AND PREPARE A PLAN TO DEVELOP A DEMONSTRATION HOUSING PROJECT FOR HOMELESS NATIVE HAWAIIAN FAMILIES THAT CAN SERVE AS A MODEL STATEWIDE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to develop housing solutions for homeless Native Hawaiian families.  Specifically, this measure requests the:

     (1)  Coordinator on Homelessness to assemble a working group to develop housing solutions, investigate suitable and available federal, state, county, and private lands for innovative housing projects, and prepare a plan to develop a demonstration housing project for homeless Native Hawaiian families; and

     (2)  Working group to report its findings and recommendations to the Legislature no later than 20 days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2014.  

The Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs provided testimony in support of this measure.  The Center for Hawaiian Sovereignty Studies provided testimony in opposition to this measure.  The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands and Office of Hawaiian Affairs provided comments.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ocean, Marine Resources, & Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 137, S.D. 1, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ocean, Marine Resources, & Hawaiian Affairs,

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FAYE P. HANOHANO, Chair