HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2023

 

COMMITTEE ON HOUSING

Rep. Troy N. Hashimoto, Chair

Rep. Micah P.K. Aiu, Vice Chair

 

Rep. Darius K. Kila

Rep. Richard H.K. Onishi

Rep. Lisa Kitagawa

Rep. Chris Todd

Rep. Lisa Marten

Rep. Lauren Matsumoto

 

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

DATE:

Wednesday, February 8, 2023

TIME:

9:30AM

PLACE:

VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE

Conference Room 312

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

 

 

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A G E N D A

HEARING

 

HB 668

Status

RELATING TO HOUSING.

Conditions the authority of a county whose population is greater than five hundred thousand to exercise state housing powers upon a county's continued compliance with provisions regarding acceptance of the dedication of infrastructure and public highways in affordable housing developments.  Amends various provisions relating to the dedication of infrastructure to a county.

 

HSG, JHA, FIN

HB 1121

Status

RELATING TO LEASEHOLD CONVERSION.

Excludes from taxation one hundred per cent of the gain realized by a fee simple owner from the sale of a leased fee interest in units within a condominium project, cooperative project, or planned unit development to the association of apartment owners or the residential cooperative housing corporation of the leasehold units.  Applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2022 and ending prior to 1/1/2030.

 

HSG, CPC, FIN

HB 674

Status

RELATING TO THE HAWAII PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY.

Repeals the requirement of the Hawaii public housing authority to make available no less than fifty per cent of available federal and state low-income public housing units for applicants without preference and up to fifty per cent of available federal and state low-income public housing units for applicants with preference.

 

HSG, FIN

HB 648

Status

RELATING TO KUPUNA HOUSING.

Temporarily expands the state rent supplement program to specifically target qualified individuals who are sixty-two years of age or older and are homeless or at imminent risk of becoming homeless.  Requires HPHA to submit annual reports to the legislature.  Appropriates funds.  Repeals 6/30/2026.

 

HSG, FIN

HB 1244

Status

RELATING TO HOUSING.

Appropriates funds to the Hawaii public housing authority for the state rent supplement program.

 

HSG, FIN

HB 680

Status

RELATING TO THE HAWAII PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY.

Appropriates funds to the Hawaii public housing authority for the rehabilitation, remodeling, renovation, and repair of dwelling units at federal and state low-income public housing projects.

 

HSG, FIN

HB 1395

Status

RELATING TO HOUSING.

Appropriates funds for the planning and design for new housing units at the Kapaa public housing project site in Kapaa, Kauai.

 

HSG, FIN

HB 543

Status

RELATING TO TAXATION.

Establishes an income tax credit for taxpayers who purchase and install a whole house water filter system.

 

HSG, FIN

HB 217

Status

RELATING TO HOME RENOVATIONS.

Updates the cost valuations of work on buildings for the work to qualify for an exemption from the requirement that plans and specifications for construction projects be prepared by a licensed engineer or architect.

 

HSG, CPC

 

DECISION MAKING

 

The following bill(s) is for decision-making purposes only to insert substantive provisions into the short form bill.  A public hearing will be scheduled at a later date, at which time testimony will be accepted. 

 

HB 360

Status

RELATING TO HOUSING.

Short form bill relating to housing.

 

HSG

 

 

 

 

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Rep. Troy N. Hashimoto

Chair