STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1102-18

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2018

RE: H.B. No. 2014

H.D. 2

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 2014, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HOMELESSNESS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to require the Governor to make certain parcels of state land available for the establishment of the Puuhonua Homeless Villages program, provide a range of services to the individuals experiencing homelessness who reside there, and provide government employees and volunteers with immunity from liability for injuries and damages resulting from providing services to individuals experiencing homelessness.

The Mayor of the County of Hawaii, Hawaii County Council Vice Chair, Hawaii County Councilmember representing District 6, IMUAlliance, Wai‘anae Coast Neighborhood Board, Oahu County Committee on Legislative Priorities of the Democratic Party of Hawai‘i, Community First, Pele Lani Farm LLC, Kona Brewing Co., Na Kahua Hale O Ulu Wini, and numerous individuals supported this measure. Two individuals opposed this measure. The Governor's Coordinator on Homelessness, Department of Human Services, Department of Public Safety, Department of Land and Natural Resources, and Hawaii Kai Homeless Task Force offered comments for this measure.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Changing the appropriation amount to establish the Puuhonua Homeless Villages program and construct homes and infrastructure from $190,000,000 to an unspecified amount;

(2) Changing the appropriation amount for the management, maintenance, and day-to-day operations of the Puuhonua Homeless Villages from $208,000,000 to an unspecified amount; and

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

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2014, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2014, H.D. 2.

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

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair