STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2646

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    S.B. No. 2565

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2016

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B. No. 2565 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE HAWAII PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose and intent of this measure is to repeal the authority of the Hawaii Public Housing Authority to sell rental units.

     Your Committee received written comments in support of this measure from the Hawaii Public Housing Authority.

     Your Committee finds that public housing units should not be sold to its tenants or any other persons but should remain under the ownership of the Hawaii Public Housing Authority for rental to low-income tenants, which is a major immediate public need in Hawaii today.  Your Committee further finds that for at least the last ten years, the authority has not exercised its ability to sell units, and has no plans to do so in the future.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2565 and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

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JILL N. TOKUDA, Chair