THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	12
THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2021
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating to housing objectives.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

SECTION 1. Section 226-19, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

"§226-19 Objectives and policies for socio-cultural advancement--housing. (a) Planning for the State's socio-cultural advancement with regard to housing shall be directed toward the achievement of the following objectives:

(1) Greater opportunities for Hawaii's people to secure reasonably priced, safe, sanitary, and livable homes, located in suitable environments that satisfactorily accommodate the needs and desires of families and individuals, through collaboration and cooperation between government and nonprofit and for-profit developers to ensure that more rental and for sale affordable housing is made available to extremely low‑, very low-, lower-, moderate-, and above moderate-income segments of Hawaii's population[.];

(2) The orderly development of residential areas sensitive to community needs and other land uses[.]; and

(3) The development and provision of affordable rental housing by the State to meet the housing needs of Hawaii's people.

(b) To achieve the housing objectives[, it shall be the policy] of [this] the State, the Hawaii housing finance and development corporation and the Hawaii public housing authority [to:] shall:

(1) Effectively accommodate the housing needs of Hawaii's people[.];

(2) Stimulate and promote feasible approaches that increase affordable rental and for sale housing choices for extremely low-, very low-, lower-, moderate-, and above moderate-income households[.];

(3) Increase homeownership and rental opportunities and choices in terms of quality, location, cost, densities, style, and size of housing[.];

(4) Promote appropriate improvement, rehabilitation, and maintenance of existing rental and for sale housing units and residential areas[.];

(5) Promote design and location of housing developments taking into account the physical setting, accessibility to public facilities and services, and other concerns of existing communities and surrounding areas[.];

(6) Facilitate the use of available vacant, developable, and underutilized urban lands for housing[.];

(7) Foster a variety of lifestyles traditional to Hawaii through the design and maintenance of neighborhoods that reflect the culture and values of the community[.]; and

(8) Promote research and development of methods to reduce the cost of housing construction in Hawaii."

SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Affordable Housing; Hawaii Public Housing Authority; Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation

Description:

Requires the Hawaii Public Housing Authority and the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to accomplish certain housing objectives.

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