STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3810

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: H.B. No. 2328

H.D. 2

S.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred H.B. No. 2328, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to authorize and appropriate moneys for the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to purchase three parcels of land in Honolulu on the island of Oahu for the purposes of providing affordable housing.

Your Committee received written comments in support of this measure from one individual.

Your Committee received written comments in opposition to this measure from Proof Social Club, Skull-Face Books and Vinyl, CARES, J. Dolan's, Honolulu Tenants Union, and numerous individuals.

Your Committee received written comments on this measure from the Disability and Communication Access Board and Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation.

Your Committee finds that Hawaii's shortage of affordable housing continues to grow and that purchasing the three parcels with their associated buildings, as proposed by this measure, will help to increase the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation's inventory of affordable housing and ensure that the housing units within those parcels remain affordable in perpetuity.

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 H.B. No. 2328, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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

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DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Chair