STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1997-18

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2018

RE: S.C.R. No. 48

S.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committees on Housing and Ocean, Marine Resources, & Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 48, S.D. 1, entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS TO PROVIDE MULTI-FAMILY, HIGH-DENSITY DEVELOPMENT IN TRANSIENT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT ZONES AND TINY HOMES FOR NATIVE HAWAIIANS,"

beg leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to encourage the development of more housing for native Hawaiians.

Waimea Hawaiian Civic Club and the Oahu County Committee on Legislative Priorities of the Democratic Party of Hawaii comment in support of this measure. The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands submitted written comments on this measure.

Your Committee notes the testimony received from the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands indicating that the Department is working toward developing multi-family, high-density development as evidenced by the Hawaiian Homes Commission's approval in December 2017 to proceed with beneficiary consultation to consider administrative rules relating to Declaration of Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions communities, multi-family housing, and rentals.

As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Housing and Ocean, Marine Resources, & Hawaiian Affairs that are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 48, S.D. 1, and recommend that it be referred to your Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Housing and Ocean, Marine Resources, & Hawaiian Affairs,

____________________________ KANIELA ING, Chair

____________________________ TOM BROWER, Chair