HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE

INTERIM OF 2020

 

COMMITTEE ON INTRASTATE COMMERCE

Rep. Takashi Ohno, Chair

Rep. Dale T. Kobayashi, Vice Chair

 

Rep. Cedric Asuega Gates

Rep. Gregg Takayama

Rep. Sam Satoru Kong

Rep. Bob McDermott

Rep. Scott Y. Nishimoto

 

 

NOTICE OF INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING

 

DATE:

Tuesday, October 27, 2020

TIME:

10 a.m.

PLACE:

Via Videoconference

 

A G E N D A

Please note that committee members will participate remotely via videoconference.  

The State Capitol is closed to the public during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Proceedings will be livestreamed to https://www.facebook.com/hawaiihouseofreps/.

 

The purpose of this informational briefing is to inform the public and the Committee on Intrastate Commerce on: (1) the status of the State of Hawaii's eviction moratorium and nonpayment of rent; (2) current issues faced by renters and landlords under the eviction moratorium; (3) the status of available rent relief programs; and (4) anticipated impacts to renters and landlords when the eviction moratorium is lifted.

 

I.        REPORTS (30 minutes)

A.    University of Hawaii Economic Research Organization (UHERO)
Dr. Philip Garboden, Assistant Professor

B.     Hawaii State Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA) - Office of Consumer Protection (OCP)
Stephen Levins, Executive Director

C.     Hawaii State Department of Business and Economic Development (DBEDT) - Hawaii Housing Finance & Development Corporation (HHFDC)
Janice Takahashi, Chief Planner

Aloha United Way
John Fink, Chief Executive Officer

Catholic Charities Hawaii
Robert “Rob” Van Tassell, Chief Executive Officer & President

 

II.       QUESTION AND ANSWER (1 hour)

 

III.     CLOSING

 

 

 

 

 

No public testimony will be accepted.

 

For further information, please call the Committee Clerk at 586-9415.

 

 

 

 

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Rep. Takashi Ohno

Chair

 

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Rep. Scott K. Saiki

Speaker of the House