STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1521

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2025

RE: H.R. No. 11

Honorable Nadine K. Nakamura

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2025

State of Hawaii

Madame:

Your Committee on Housing, to which was referred H.R. No. 11 entitled:

"HOUSE RESOLUTION URGING THE HAWAII HOUSING FINANCE AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TO CONTINUE WORKING WITH THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU TO EFFICIENTLY TRANSFER THE ROADS WITHIN THE VILLAGES OF KAPOLEI TO THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to urge the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to continue working with the City and County of Honolulu to efficiently transfer the roads within the Villages of Kapolei to the City and County of Honolulu.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation.

Your Committee finds that the transfer of roads within the Villages of Kapolei to the City and County of Honolulu have been delayed for years due to the City and County of Honolulu establishing certain requirements to accept the dedication of the roads. This delay has left many residents of the Villages of Kapolei uncertain regarding who is responsible for maintenance, repairs, and overall infrastructure management. This measure will resolve a decades-old problem for residents of the Villages of Kapolei by requiring the public roads to be transferred no later than January 1, 2026.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Housing that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 11 and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Housing,

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LUKE A. EVSLIN, Chair