STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2913

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.B. No. 2773

S.D. 3

 

 

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B. No. 2773, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HOUSING,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to assist pineapple workers facing the impending closure of the Del Monte pineapple operations in Kunia, Oahu.

More specifically, this measure establishes and funds:

(1) A program for low interest loans and grants for home acquisition and rehabilitation;

(2) A rental assistance program for the rental of housing units in the private market; and

(3) A home counseling program providing supportive services to prepare current renters for homeownership.

Your Committee believes that these programs will assist the pineapple workers in ensuring that they and their families will have a roof over their heads while going through the transition of finding new employment.

Your Committee has amended this measure by making technical nonsubstantive changes for consistency and clarity.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2773, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2773, S.D. 3.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

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BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Chair