STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3697

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: H.B. No. 2662

H.D. 1

S.D. 2

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred H.B. No. 2662, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to provide recreational and educational opportunities for youth tenants in public housing.

More specifically, this measure:

(1) Requires the Hawaii Public Housing Authority to establish a two-year Recreation and Education Upward Mobility Pilot Program;

(2) Authorizes the Hawaii Public Housing Authority to contract with third parties to implement the pilot program; and

(3) Appropriates moneys for the pilot program.

Your Committee received written comments in support of this measure from the Hawaii Public Housing Authority, Kalihi Community Center, and one individual.

Your Committee finds that the pilot program established by this measure will provide youth tenants in public housing with extra-curricular and educational opportunities that can assist with their socioeconomic upward mobility.

Your Committee notes that the Hawaii Public Housing Authority has requested an appropriation of $10,500,000 to rehabilitate, remodel, renovate, and repair approximately one hundred fifty housing units to help the Authority address federally-mandated improvements and retrofitting of units.

Your Committee has amended this measure by appropriating an unspecified amount to the Hawaii Public Housing Authority to rehabilitate, remodel, renovate, and repair approximately one hundred fifty housing units.

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. 2662, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2662, H.D. 1, S.D. 2.

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

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DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Chair