STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1058

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    H.B. No. 1232

       H.D. 1

       S.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

 

Madam:

 

     Your Committee on Education and Housing, to which was referred H.B. No. 1232, H.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO SUSTAINABLE AFFORDABLE HOUSING,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to require that a portion of housing units in residential developments constructed with state assistance, on land purchased or leased from the State and on land located in a community development district, be sold pursuant to restrictions that ensure continued affordability over time.

 

     Testimony in support of this measure was submitted by one government agency and one private organization.  Testimony in opposition was submitted by one government agency and one private organization.  One government agency and one private organization submitted comments.  Written testimony presented to the Committee may be reviewed on the Legislature's website.

 

     Your Committee finds that the lack of affordable housing is one of the most critical issues faced by our communities.  Your Committee has heard a number of measures to address this issue, and finds that the provisions of this measure offer alternatives for further discussion.

 

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

 

     (1)  Adding a provision to increase the allowable maximum sale price on a sale after ten years and for subsequent periods to be determined; and

 

     (2)  Making technical amendments for the purposes of clarity and consistency.

 

     Your Committee has also considered provisions related to the development of affordable housing in the Kakaako area, but has not included them in this measure.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Education and Housing that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1232, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1232, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Water, Land, Agriculture, and Hawaiian Affairs.

 

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

 

 

 

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NORMAN SAKAMOTO, Chair