STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1302-24

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2024

RE: S.B. No. 2836

S.D. 2

H.D. 2

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred S.B. No. 2836, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO MAUI'S PERMANENT HOUSING RECOVERY,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to ensure that the State has a unified vision and approach toward the development and redevelopment of public lands on Maui by establishing an Interagency Council for Maui Housing Recovery to coordinate effective and efficient housing development and redevelopment of state and county lands on Maui.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation; Department of Hawaiian Home Lands; Office of Planning and Sustainable Development; Maui Chamber of Commerce; and Maui Hotel & Lodging Association. Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Office of the Governor and one individual.

Your Committee finds that the interagency council proposed by this measure would provide effective coordination among federal, state, and county agencies and the Maui community to facilitate the recovery of permanent housing on Maui.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Amending the composition of the Hawaii Interagency Council for Maui Housing Recovery to remove the members of the Legislature and instead have the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives each appoint a member; and

(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2836, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2836, S.D. 2, H.D. 2.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs,

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DAVID A. TARNAS, Chair