STAND. COM. REP. NO. 455

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2005

RE: H.B. No. 1575

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Housing, to which was referred H.B. No. 1575 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR HOMELESS AND TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROJECTS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to provide housing for the homeless by appropriating an unspecified sum for:

(1) Homeless and transitional housing projects on Kauai, Hawaii, and Maui;

(2) Self-help projects in the four counties; and

(3) The State Homeless Shelter Program.

The City and County of Honolulu Department of Community Services and four Maui County Council members testified in support of this bill. The Housing and Community Development Corporation of Hawaii offered comments.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Housing that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1575 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 Housing,

 

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MICHAEL P. KAHIKINA, Chair