STAND. COM. REP. NO. 808

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.B. No. 1

S.D. 2

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2021

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B. No. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HOUSING,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to facilitate the development and sale of low-cost homes for Hawaii residents.

Specifically, the measure:

(1) Establishes the ALOHA homes program to develop low-cost homes on state-owned and county-owned land in urban redevelopment sites to be sold in leasehold by the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to qualified residents;

(2) Exempts certain land from the definition of public lands;

(3) Requires the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to obtain legislative approval before disposing of certain land; and

(4) Authorizes the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to sell the leasehold interest in residential condominium units located on state land for lease terms of ninety-nine years.

Your Committee received written comments in support of this measure from the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation, Catholic Charities Hawaii, Hawaii Bicycling League, Hawaii Health and Harm Reduction Center, Hawaiian Humane Society, Trinity United Methodist Church, and numerous individuals.

Your Committee received written comments in opposition to this measure from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs and Kupuna for the Moopuna.

Your Committee received written comments on this measure from the Department of the Attorney General, Department of Budget and Finance, Department of Education, Department of Land and Natural Resources, Disability and Communication Access Board, and Grassroot Institute of Hawaii.

Your Committee finds that this measure will help ameliorate Hawaii's housing crisis by streamlining the development of affordable housing on state and county land.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Deleting the definition of the term "small and medium vendor" since it is not used in the substantive provisions of the measure;

(2) Changing the effective date to July 1, 2050, to facilitate further discussion on the measure; and

(3) Making technical nonsubstantive amendments for purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your

Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1, S.D. 2.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

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DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Chair