STAND. COM. REP. NO. 754-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: H.B. No. 1837

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1837, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HOUSING,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to:

(1) Require each county to submit biennial reports to the Legislature on its efforts to reduce zoning and regulatory barriers to housing development; and

(2) Require the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation and Hawaii Public Housing Authority to submit biennial reports, based on their individual review of the counties' reports, to the Legislature on streamlining affordable housing development.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Hawaii Public Housing Authority, Hawai‘i Association of REALTORS, and one individual. Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation, Department of Planning and Permitting of the City and County of Honolulu, and Maui Chamber of Commerce.

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. 1837, H.D. 1, 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