STAND. COM. REP. NO.  629

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2007

 

RE:   H.B. No. 1095

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Human Services & Housing, to which was referred H.B. No. 1095 entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HOUSING,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this bill is to enhance the authority of the counties to develop affordable housing by clarifying their ability to issue revenue bonds to assist in the development of low- and moderate-income housing by non-profit organizations or public instrumentalities.

 

     The Mayor of the County of Hawaii and UniDev Hawaii, LLC, testified in support of this bill.  The Department of Community Services of the City and County of Honolulu supported the intent of this measure.  Kamehameha Schools offered comments.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Human Services & Housing that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1095 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 & Housing,

 

 

 

 

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MAILE SHIMABUKURO, Chair