STAND. COM. REP. NO.  151

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2017

RE:   H.B. No. 968

      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. 968 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO AFFORDABLE TEMPORARY HOUSING,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to provide a temporary solution to the homeless crisis by allowing property owners to lease yard or driveway space for temporary residential purposes, including enabling lessees to camp in a temporary structure on a property owner's yard or a vehicle designed for camping on a property owner's driveway, subject to certain conditions.

The Hawaii Kai Homeless Task Force and two individuals testified in support of this measure.  The Governor's Coordinator on Homelessness, City and County of Honolulu Department of Planning and Permitting, and an individual opposed this measure.  The Department of Land and Natural Resources 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 facilitate further discussion on the measure; and

(2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity.

     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. 968, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 968, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Water & Land.

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

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TOM BROWER, Chair