STAND. COM. REP. NO. 609

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: H.B. No. 439

H.D. 2

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Water, Land, & Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred H.B. No. 439, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO LAND USE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to exempt land set aside by the Governor to the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation from the statutory definition of public land.

The Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation and Building Industry Association of Hawaii submitted testimony in support of this measure. Ho‘omanapono Political Action Committee submitted testimony in opposition to this measure. The Department of Land and Natural Resources, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, and Land Use Research Foundation of Hawaii offered comments on this measure.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Specifying that the exemption applies to lands which were set aside for the primary purpose of developing affordable housing; and

(2) Changing its effective date to July 1, 2050, to promote further discussion.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water, Land, & Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 439, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 439, H.D. 2, and be referred to your Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Water, Land, & Hawaiian Affairs,

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RYAN I. YAMANE, Chair