STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2138

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: S.B. No. 1223

S.D. 2

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 1223, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING ON HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to extend the sunset date by five years to July 1, 2024, for the laws which:

(1) Require each county to issue affordable housing credits to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands; and

(2) Require the counties to issue affordable housing credits for each residential unit, or vacant lot if allowed under the county's affordable housing program, developed by the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands.

The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands and Hawaii Kai Homeless Task Force supported this measure. The Department of Planning and Permitting of the City and County of Honolulu provided comments.

Your Committee has amended this measure by changing its effective date to June 30, 2030, to encourage further discussion.

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 S.B. No. 1223, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1223, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.

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

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair