STAND. COM. REP. NO. 90^2.
Honolulu, Hawaii
APR 1 9 2024
RE: H.C.R. No. 118
H. D. 1
S. D. 1
Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi
President of the Senate
Thirty-Second State Legislature
Regular Session of 2024
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committees on Government Operations and Housing, to
which was referred H.C.R. No. 118, H.D. 1, entitled:
"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING THE COUNTIES TO AMEND OR
ADOPT ORDINANCES TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THE HAWAII HOUSING
FINANCE AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION'S RULES REGARDING
RESIDENTIAL INCOME REQUIREMENTS ON HOUSING PROJECTS,"
beg leave to report as follows:
The purpose and intent of this measure is to urge the
counties to amend or adopt ordinances to be consistent with the
Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation's rules
regarding residential income requirements on housing projects.
Your Committees received testimony in support of this measure
from the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation.
Your Committees find that inconsistent housing regulations
between the State and counties can contribute to the high cost of
housing in the State. Your Committees further find that the
State's housing strategies are undermined when the residential
income requirements on certain housing projects established by the
counties are lower than those adopted or established by the State.
This measure alleviates the stress on residents and housing
developers in the State by urging the counties to align their
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residential income requirements on housing projects with those
adopted by the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation.
Your Committees note that while it is important for counties
to have their own regulations in some projects, they must
recognize that this could potentially cause a shortfall in funding
for said projects. As such, in those instances, the county must
come up with the needed funds to cover the shortfall from their
own budget.
Accordingly, your Committees have amended this measure by:
(1) Inserting language to urge the counties to amend or
adopt ordinances to be consistent with the Hawaii
Housing Finance and Development Corporation's rules
regarding not only residential income requirements, but
also, affordability terms on housing projects or
subsidize any resulting revenue shortfall to the housing
project; and
(2) 7\mending its title to reflect its amended purpose.
As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your
Committees on Government Operations and Housing that are attached
to this report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose
of H.C.R. No. 118, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommend its
adoption in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 118, H.D. 1,
S.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on
behalf of the members of the
Committees on Government
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 The Senate
Thirty-Second Legislature
State of Hawaii
Record of Votes
Committee on Government Operations
GVO
Bill / Resolution No.:* Committee Referral: Date:
The Committee is reconsidering its previous decision on this measure.
If so, then the previous decision was to; ___________________________________
The Recommendation is:
Pass, unamended ^' Pass, with amendments __ Hold __ Recommit
2312 2311_______________ 2310________ 2313
Members Aye Aye (WR) Nay Excused
MCKELVEY, Angus L.K. (C)
GABBARD, Mike (VC)
SAN BUENAVENTURA, Joy A.
WAKAI, Glenn
AWA, Brenton
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TOTAL X 4- I
Recommendation:
H/f Adopted __ Not Adopted
Chair)Sf^ D^igX^’s Si^^re:
Distribution: Original Yellow Pink Goldenrod
File with Committee Report" Clerk's Office Drafting Agency Committee File Copy
*Only one measure per Record of Votes
Revised: 12/27/23
 The Senate
Thirty-Second Legislature
State of Hawaii
Record of Votes
Committee on Housing
HOU
Bill / Resolution No.:* Committee Referral: Date:
G^VO/HOb'
The Committee is reconsidering its previous decision on this measure.
If so, then the previous decision was to;___________________________________
The Recommendation is:
Pass, unamended Pass, with amendments __ Hold __ Recommit
2312 2311 2310 2313
Members Aye Aye (WR) Nay Excuse^L
CHANG, Stanley (C)
HASHIMOTO. Troy N. (VC)
AQUINO, Henry J.C.
KANUHA, Dru Mamo
AWA, Brenton
TOTAL
Recommendation:
vf Adopted __ Not Adopted
Chair’s or Designee’s Signature:
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Distribution: Original Yellow Pink Goldenrod
File with Committee Report Clerk's Office Drafting Agency Committee File Copy
*Only one measure per Record of Votes
Revised; 12/27/23