STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1486

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    H.C.R. No. 282

       H.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.C.R. No. 282, H.D. 1, entitled:

 

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING THE HAWAII PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY TO INCREASE THE MINIMUM RENT SCHEDULE,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to request the Hawaii Public Housing Authority to increase minimum monthly rents for state public housing to no less than $250 with a yearly increase equal to the increases of the cost of living index.

 

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

 

     Your Committee finds that this measure would provide incentives to the Hawaii Public Housing Authority to raise minimum monthly rents, while allowing the Authority to determine the timing for these increases in order to lessen the impact on current tenants, particularly those on fixed incomes.

 

     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 concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 282, H.D. 1, and recommends its adoption.

 

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

 

 

 

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NORMAN SAKAMOTO, Chair