STAND. COM. REP. NO.  327

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2017

RE:   H.B. No. 413

      H.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Housing, to which was referred H.B. No. 413 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HOMELESSNESS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to require:

(1)  The Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation (HHFDC) to conduct a survey to identify and inventory available state-owned and state-managed housing units statewide that could be used as affordable rental housing for the homeless; and

(2)  The Department of Human Services (DHS) to convene a homeless summit.

The Hawaii Kai Homeless Task Force and IMUAlliance testified in support of this measure.  The Governor's Coordinator on Homelessness, DHS, and HHFDC commented on this measure.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1)  Changing its effective date to take effect upon a date to be determined to encourage further discussion on this measure; and

(2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.  

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Housing that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 413, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 413, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Finance.

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

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TOM BROWER, Chair