STAND. COM. REP. NO.
Honolulu, Hawaii
APR 1 9 2024
RE: H.C.R. No. 131
Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi
President of the Senate
Thirty-Second State Legislature
Regular Session of 2024
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Housing, to which was referred H.C.R.
No. 131 entitled:
"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING THE HAWAII HOUSING
FINANCE AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TO DEVELOP A TEN-YEAR
PLAN TO SATISFY HAWAII'S HOUSING DEMAND,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose and intent of this measure is to urge the Hawaii
Housing Finance and Development Corporation to develop a ten-year
plan to satisfy Hawaii's housing demand.
Your Committee received comments on this measure from the
Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation and CARES.
Your Committee finds that agencies such as the Hawaii Public
Housing Authority are planning to develop a substantial number of
homes over the next ten years. Your Committee further finds that
the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation should be
at the forefront of proactively working to alleviate the State's
housing shortage. Therefore, this measure will require the Hawaii
Housing Finance and Development Corporation to submit its ten-year
plan to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the
convening of the Regular Session of 2025.
Your Committee notes the Hawaii Housing Finance and
Development Corporation's concerns regarding the numerous
obstacles it faces when developing housing within the State, such
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as insufficient infrastructure, restrictive land use and zoning
policies, and lengthy and complex regulatory processes, among
others. However, your Committee also notes that the State is
experiencing a critical housing shortage with an urgent need for
additional units to meet current and future demands. Your
Committee further notes its frequent requests and urging of the
Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to provide a
similar plan in previous years.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Housing that is attached to this report, your
Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 131,
and recommends its adoption.
Respectfully submitted on
behalf of the members of the
Committee on Housing,
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 The Senate
Thirty-Second Legislature
State of Hawaii
Record of Votes
Committee on Housing
HOU
Bill / Resolution No.:* Committee Referral: Date:
131 HOU
__ The Committee is reconsidering its previous decision on this measure.
If so, then the previous decision was to:___________________________________
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The RecoTnmendation is:
V Pass, unamended Pass, with amendments __ Hold __ Recommit
2312 2311 2310 2313
Members Aye Aye (WR) Nay Excused
CHANG, Stanley (C)
HASHIMOTO, Troy N. (VC)
AQUINO, Henry J.C.
KANUHA, Dru Mamo
AWA, Brenton
I_ _
TOTAL
Recommendation: _ /
Adopted __ Not Adopted
Chair’s or Designee’s Signature: ________
Distribution: Original V^low ' 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