STAND. COM. REP. NO. 16-00

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 2000

                                 RE: H.B. No. 2104
                                     




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Human Services and Housing, to which was
referred H.B. No. 2104 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HOUSING,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to increase the availability of
affordable rental housing by authorizing $10,000,000 in general
obligation bonds and appropriating this sum to the Rental Housing
Trust Fund (Trust Fund).

     The Office of the Governor, Catholic Charities of the
Diocese of Honolulu, the Hawaii Chapter of the Associated
Builders and Contractors, Network Enterprises, the American
Friends Services Committee, the Affordable Housing and Homeless
Alliance, Wahine Builders, the Hawaii Catholic Conference, and an
individual testified in support of this measure.  The Housing and
Community Development Corporation of Hawaii testified in support
of the intent of this measure.

     Your Committee finds that statewide demand for affordable
rental housing for low and very low income households is
substantial.  Approximately 11,000 affordable units are projected
to be needed over the next five years, about sixty percent of
which are needed on Oahu.  Consequently, the demand for Trust
Fund project loans and capacity building grants has been very
strong, and it appears that the demand will continue to increase.


 
 
 
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     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Human Services and Housing that is attached to this
report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose
of H.B. No. 2104 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and
be referred to the Committee on Finance.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Human Services
                                   and Housing,



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                                   DENNIS A. ARAKAKI, Chair