STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1274-14

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2014

RE:   H.C.R. No. 131

      H.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2014

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Housing, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 131 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING VARIOUS GOVERNMENT ENTITIES, PRIVATE SECTOR HOUSING DEVELOPERS, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO COLLABORATE AND PRODUCE A COMPREHENSIVE STATEWIDE HOUSING PLAN,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to:

(1)  Request governmental agencies, private sector housing developers, and community organizations to collaborate to produce a comprehensive statewide housing plan and report their findings to the Legislature; and

(2)  Request certain standing committees of the Legislature to host informational briefings to inform the public of on-going plans for housing development in Hawaii.

The State Council on Developmental Disabilities, Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, Hawaii Primary Care Association, Community Alliance for Mental Health, and United Self Help supported this measure.  The Hawaii Public Housing Authority and Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation supported the intent of this measure.  The Hawaii Community Development Authority provided comments on this measure.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1)  Requesting that the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation take the lead in drafting the statewide housing plan by convening and chairing a working group and providing administrative support;

(2)  Encouraging federal governmental agencies to also contribute to the plan, either by participating directly, or by sharing housing data; and

(3)  Allowing working group members to be reimbursed for incidental expenses, including travel costs, incurred in the performance of their duties.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Housing that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 131, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 131, H.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Housing,

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MARK J. HASHEM, Chair