STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1163-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: S.B. No. 2583

S.D. 2

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committees on Housing and Water & Land, to which was referred S.B. No. 2583, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC LANDS,"

beg leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to exempt non-ceded lands set aside by the Governor to the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation from classification as public lands subject to Department of Land and Natural Resources management.

Your Committees received testimony in support of this measure from the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation. Your Committees received testimony in opposition to this measure from the Ko‘olaupoko Hawaiian Civic Club and Ka Leo O Nā ‘Ōpio. Your Committees received comments on this measure from the Department of Land and Natural Resources.

Your Committees find that this measure will help streamline the development of affordable housing on state land by reducing the number of approvals required by the Department of Land and Natural Resources once the land is set aside to the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation.

As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Housing and Water & Land that are attached to this report, your Committees are in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2583, S.D. 2, and recommend that it pass Second Reading and be referred to your Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Housing and Water & Land,

____________________________ DAVID A. TARNAS, Chair

____________________________ NADINE K. NAKAMURA, Chair