Committees

31st Legislature, 2021
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Floor session convene times for Monday, April 19, 2021:
Senate: 12:00 p.m. | House of Representatives: 12:00 p.m.

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Chair

Nadine K. Nakamura
House District 14
Hawaii State Capitol, Room 442
phone: 808-586-8435
fax: 808-586-8437
repnakamura@Capitol.hawaii.gov

Vice Chair

Troy N. Hashimoto
House District 8
Hawaii State Capitol, Room 332
phone: 808-586-9444
fax: 808-586-9499
rephashimoto@Capitol.hawaii.gov

Members

Henry J.C. Aquino	Lisa Kitagawa
Lynn DeCoite	Roy M. Takumi
Greggor Ilagan	Bob McDermott

The scope shall be those programs relating to housing development financing, assistance for homebuyers and renters, affordable and rental housing, public housing, and other pertinent matters referred to it by the House.

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HSG Measures Scheduled for Hearing (Current Notices)

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HSG Measures in 2021

Measure and Title
HB23 RELATING TO HOUSING.
HB67 RELATING TO HOUSING.
SB1 SD2 RELATING TO HOUSING.
HB68 RELATING TO HOUSING.
HB69 RELATING TO HOUSING.
HB70 RELATING TO HOUSING.
HB71 RELATING TO HOUSING.
HB105 RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
SB12 SD1 RELATING TO HOUSING OBJECTIVES.
HB81 RELATING TO PUBLIC LANDS.
HB76 RELATING TO COUNTIES.
SB29 SD2 PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE IX, SECTION 6, OF THE HAWAII STATE CONSTITUTION, TO REQUIRE THE STATE AND ITS POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS TO PLAN TO PRODUCE ENOUGH HOUSING TO MEET DEMAND IN THEIR MANAGEMENT OF POPULATION GROWTH.
SB40 SD2 RELATING TO HOUSING.
SB137 SD2 RELATING TO LAND USE.
SCR2 REQUESTING THE COUNTIES TO STUDY HOW INCLUSIONARY ZONING IMPACTS HOUSING SUPPLY.
SCR3 URGING THE COUNTIES TO PRODUCE LAND USE PLANS THAT ACCOUNT FOR HOUSING PRODUCTION AND DEMAND.
HB206 RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION.
HB212 RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION.
SB226 SD1 RELATING TO LAND EXCHANGE.
SB302 SD2 RELATING TO TAX CREDITS.
HB367 RELATING TO SCHOOL IMPACT FEES.
HB378 RELATING TO LOW-INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDIT.
HB429 RELATING TO HOMESTEAD EXEMPTIONS.
HB440 RELATING TO TAXATION.
HB519 RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
HB520 RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
SB645 SD2 RELATING TO TAXATION.
HB616 RELATING TO BROADBAND ACCESS.
HB607 RELATING TO HOUSING.
HB632 RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
HB624 RELATING TO HOUSING.
HB746 RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
SB1123 SD2 RELATING TO COUNTIES.
HB903 RELATING TO LANDS CONTROLLED BY THE STATE.
HB908 RELATING TO THE LOW-INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDIT.
HB969 RELATING TO COUNTIES.
HB1139 RELATING TO HAWAII HOUSING FINANCE AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.
HB1185 RELATING TO THE DISTRIBUTION OF LEASES UNDER THE HAWAIIAN HOMES COMMISSION ACT, 1920, AS AMENDED.
HB1213 RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
HB1277 RELATING TO AN OFFICE OF THE HOUSING ADVOCATE.
SB1337 SD1 RELATING TO HOUSING DENSITY.
HB1378 RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
HB1397 RELATING TO THE DISTRIBUTION OF LEASES UNDER THE HAWAIIAN HOMES COMMISSION ACT, 1920, AS AMENDED.
HB1387 RELATING TO PUBLIC HOUSING.
HB1390 RELATING TO RENTAL DISCRIMINATION.

March 17, 2021

Chair Nakamura's 2021 Housing Committee Overview & Mid-Session Housing Bill Highlights

Affordable Homeownership; Revolving Fund.
Provides homeownership opportunities for low-income families by establishing the Affordable Homeownership Revolving Fund to provide loans to nonprofit community development financial institutions and nonprofit housing development organizations for the development of affordable homeownership housing projects. Authorizes monies in the revolving fund to be used for loans for affordable for-sale housing units. Appropriates funds. HB79 HD1

Rental Housing Development; Low-Income Housing Tax Credit; Partners; Members.
Makes affordable rental housing developments more feasible to build by clarifying how the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit may be allocated among partners or members of a taxpayer, amending the amount of tax credit a taxpayer may claim for the first year under certain conditions, specifying the application of certain tax provisions with respect to low-income buildings placed in service after December 31, 2020, and extending the applicable period for claiming the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit to December 31, 2027. HB80 HD1

Rental Assistance; Low-Income Household Renters Income Tax Credit.
Helps individuals and families needing rental assistance by increasing the amount of the tax credit and adjusted gross income eligibility thresholds for taxpayers claiming the Low-Income Household Renters Income Tax Credit and providing for inflation increases every three years based on the Consumer Price Index. HB131 HD1

Rural Districts; Dwellings; County Ordinances.
Increases opportunities for more housing density in rural areas of the State by authorizing the counties to determine the appropriateness of allowing dwellings on each quarter acre of lands in rural districts; provided the dwelling is consistent with the county general plan and community development plans. HB502 HD2

General Obligation Bonds; Affordable Housing; Rental Housing.
Supports efforts to address the critical shortage of affordable housing and low-income rental housing in the State by authorizing the issuance of general obligation bonds and appropriating funds to be deposited into the Dwelling Unit Revolving Fund and Rental Housing Revolving Fund. HB606 HD1

March 9, 2021

Chair Nakamura's Special Housing Stakeholder Forum Powerpoint Presentation: March 9, 2021

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January 20, 2021

Chair Nakamura's Special Housing Stakeholder Forum Powerpoint Presentation: January 20, 2021

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February 1, 2016

HSG Committee Informational Briefing

Testimony Part 1

Testimony Part 2

Hawaii State Legislature

Chair Nakamura's 2021 Housing Committee Overview & Mid-Session Housing Bill Highlights

Chair Nakamura's Special Housing Stakeholder Forum Powerpoint Presentation: March 9, 2021

Chair Nakamura's Special Housing Stakeholder Forum Powerpoint Presentation: January 20, 2021

HSG Committee Informational Briefing