STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1592

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: H.B. No. 674

H.D. 1

S.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred H.B. No. 674, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE HAWAII PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to repeal the percentage requirements related to the Hawaii Public Housing Authority's admission of applicants, with or without preferences, into federal and state low-income public housing units.

Your Committee received written comments in support of this measure from the Hawaii Public Housing Authority.

Your Committee finds that removing the percentage requirements for admitting applicants to public housing units will allow the Hawaii Public Housing Authority to conduct its admissions process more fairly, based on the State's current needs and the availability of funds.

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 H.B. No. 674, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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

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DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Chair