STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1140

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 Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 439, H.D. 2, 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 for the primary purpose of developing affordable housing from the statutory definition of public lands.

The Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation, Land Use Research Foundation of Hawaii, Building Industry Association of Hawaii, and an individual submitted testimony in support of this measure. The Office of Hawaiian Affairs provided comments.

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. 439, H.D. 2, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair