|
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
H.C.R. NO. |
118 |
|
THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2024 |
H.D. 1 |
|
|
STATE OF HAWAII |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
||
HOUSE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION
URGING THE COUNTIES TO AMEND OR ADOPT ORDINANCES TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THE HAWAII HOUSING FINANCE AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION'S RULES REGARDING RESIDENTIAL INCOME REQUIREMENTS ON HOUSING PROJECTS.
WHEREAS, the State has a pervasive housing crisis; and
WHEREAS, the State has both the highest median home prices and the highest level of regulation on housing development, placing stress on residents and housing developers within the State; and
WHEREAS, there exists inconsistent housing regulations between the State and counties that contribute to the State's high home prices; and
WHEREAS, existing law authorizes the legislative bodies of each county to approve, modify, or disapprove certain affordable housing projects subject to residential income requirements established by each county; and
WHEREAS, the State's housing strategies are undermined when the residential income requirements on housing projects established by the counties are lower than those adopted or established by the State; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Thirty-second Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2024, the Senate concurring, that the counties are urged to amend or adopt ordinances to be consistent with the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development's rules regarding residential income requirements on housing projects; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Executive Director of the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation; Mayor of the County of Hawaii; Mayor of the City and County of Honolulu; Mayor of the County of Kauai; Mayor of the County of Maui; each member of the Hawaii County Council; each member of the Honolulu City Council; each member of the Kauai County Council; and each member of the Maui County Council.