Relating To The Hawaii Housing Finance And Development Corporation. [SB-2734]
Requires the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to amend certain administrative rules to reduce the income threshold for qualification for lower cost housing to 100 per cent of the area median housing and remove the "moderate income" income group.
SB-2734: Relating To The Hawaii Housing Finance And Development Corporation.
Sponsored by: Sen. Maile Shimabukuro
Referred To Hou, Jdc. on 01/27/2020
Relating To Affordable Housing. [SB-2279]
Extends the deadline for the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to exercise its power of eminent domain to acquire the Front Street Apartments affordable housing project on Maui unless the ground lease is renegotiated or a new ground lease is issued. Amends the appropriation of rental housing revolving funds for the Lealii affordable housing project to an unspecified amount. Extends the deadline to obtain land use approvals for the Lealii affordable housing project on Maui. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
SB-2279: Relating To Affordable Housing.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jarrett Keohokalole
Referred To Hsg, Jud, Fin, Referral Sheet 36 on 03/09/2020
Relating To Down Payments. [SB-2409]
Establishes within the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation a current and returning resident down payment program to provide matching funds for the down payment on a primary residence. Appropriates funds. Effective July 1, 2050. (SD3)
SB-2409: Relating To Down Payments.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jarrett Keohokalole
Referred To Hsg, Fin, Referral Sheet 36 on 03/09/2020
Relating To Affordable Housing. [HB-1929]
Extends the deadline for the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to renegotiate an existing, or issue a new, ground lease for the Front Street Apartments affordable housing project before the corporation's requirement to initiate condemnation proceedings is triggered. (SD2)
HB-1929: Relating To Affordable Housing.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kyle Yamashita
Received Notice Of House Agreement And Passage On Final Reading (hse. Com. No. 425). on 07/10/2020
Relating To Affordable Housing. [SB-2218]
Prohibits landlords from evicting tenants where units are not habitable and limits tenants' liability. Exempts certain housing units from school impact fee requirements. Authorizes Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation (HHFDC) to enter into ninety-nine year leases for condominiums on state lands. Prohibits discrimination based on participation in a housing assistance program. Specifies that certain provisions of the Internal Revenue Code do not apply with respect to claims for the state low-income housing tax credit. Appropriates funds
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SB-2218: Relating To Affordable Housing.
Sponsored by: Sen. Stanley Chang
Re-referred To Hou/cph, Wam/jdc. on 01/28/2020
Relating To Infrastructure Improvement Districts. [SB-2054]
Specifies that the cost of regional infrastructure improvements made by the Hawaii housing finance and development corporation may be assessed against transit-oriented development projects specifically benefiting from the improvements. Requires the Hawaii interagency council for transit-oriented development to review and make recommendations on applications for subaccount funds for infrastructure projects related to transit-oriented development. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)
SB-2054: Relating To Infrastructure Improvement Districts.
Sponsored by: Sen. Maile Shimabukuro
Passed Second Reading As Amended In Hd 1 And Referred To The Committee(s) On Wlh With None Voting Aye With Reservations; None Voting No (0) And Representative(s) Gates, Mcdermott, Thielen Excused (3). on 03/13/2020
Relating To Housing. [SB-1]
Establishes the ALOHA homes program under the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation (HHFDC) to facilitate the development of low-cost homes for sale to Hawaii residents on state-owned and county-owned land near rail stations of the Honolulu rail transit system, to be known as the urban redevelopment district. Establishes guidelines within the urban redevelopment district and provisions related to the sale of leasehold interest of ALOHA homes. Exempts lands to which HHFDC holds title and land set aside or leased to HHFDC from the definition
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SB-1: Relating To Housing.
Sponsored by: Sen. J. Kalani English
Carried Over To 2020 Regular Session. on 12/01/2019
Relating To Transit-oriented Development Zones. [SB-1389]
Authorizes the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation, at the request of the Hawaii Community Development Authority (HCDA), to establish and operate transit-oriented development infrastructure improvement zone subaccounts within the dwelling unit revolving fund for the benefit of infrastructure improvement projects within a transit-oriented development infrastructure improvement zone. Requires HCDA to develop a transit-oriented development infrastructure improvement zone program to foster infrastructure development by strategically investing
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SB-1389: Relating To Transit-oriented Development Zones.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jarrett Keohokalole
Carried Over To 2020 Regular Session. on 12/01/2019
Relating To Teacher Housing Subsidies. [HB-649]
Establishes the teacher home assistance program within HHFDC to provide housing vouchers to full-time DOE teachers (including public charter school teachers) who teach in hard-to-fill schools and whose household income does not exceed eighty percent of the area's median income. (HB649 HD1)
HB-649: Relating To Teacher Housing Subsidies.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gregg Takayama
Carried Over To 2020 Regular Session. on 12/01/2019
Relating To Teacher Rental Housing. [SB-387]
Authorizes HHFDC to assist DOE in developing teacher housing projects and contract or sponsor with any state department or agency. Appropriates funds for deposit into the Dwelling Unit Revolving Fund. Requires DOE to lease land and contract with private entities for the development, management, maintenance, or revitalization of teacher housing. Permits DOE to lease teacher housing to other eligible tenants if occupancy of teacher housing falls below 95 per cent. (SB387 HD1)
SB-387: Relating To Teacher Rental Housing.
Sponsored by: Sen. Stanley Chang
Carried Over To 2020 Regular Session. on 12/01/2019
Relating To Housing. [HB-477]
Establishes a Homeownership Housing Revolving Fund within HHFDC to provide loans to nonprofit housing development organizations and community development financial institutions for the development of affordable homeownership housing projects under a self-help housing program. Establishes the qualified nonprofit housing trust program to authorize HHFDC to provide loans to qualified nonprofit housing trusts and nonprofit community development financial institutions to develop affordable housing units. Makes an appropriation into and out of the qualified
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HB-477: Relating To Housing.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gregg Takayama
Received Notice Of Discharge Of All House Conferees (hse. Com. No. 363). on 06/22/2020
Relating To Affordable Housing. [SB-1331]
Directs the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to immediately initiate negotiations with the owners of the Front Street Apartments affordable housing project to acquire the property. Requires the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to exercise its power of eminent domain if an agreement with the owners cannot be reached within a reasonable time. Requires report to Legislature. Appropriates funds.
SB-1331: Relating To Affordable Housing.
Sponsored by: Sen. J. Kalani English
Carried Over To 2020 Regular Session. on 12/01/2019
Relating To The Hawaii Housing Finance And Development Corporation. [SB-516]
Amends the definition of eligible project loan to allow loans to be made for certain rent-to-own housing projects. Requires HHFDC to implement the homebuyers' club and rent-to-own housing programs. Authorizes the issuance of revenue bonds to finance HHFDC housing loan programs.
SB-516: Relating To The Hawaii Housing Finance And Development Corporation.
Sponsored by: Sen. Stanley Chang
Carried Over To 2020 Regular Session. on 12/01/2019
Relating To Transit-oriented Development Zones. [HB-328]
Authorizes the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation (HHFDC), at the request of the Hawaii Community Development Authority (HCDA), to establish and operate transit-oriented development infrastructure improvement zone subaccounts within the dwelling unit revolving fund for the benefit of infrastructure improvement projects within a transit-oriented development infrastructure improvement zone. Requires HCDA to develop a transit-oriented development infrastructure improvement zone program to foster infrastructure development by strategically
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HB-328: Relating To Transit-oriented Development Zones.
Sponsored by: Sen. Henry Aquino
Carried Over To 2020 Regular Session. on 12/01/2019
Relating To Leasehold Condominiums On Lands Controlled By The State. [SB-1190]
Authorizes HHFDC to enter into 99-year leases for residential condominium units developed on state lands. Exempts certain land from the definition of public land. Subjects certain land to the legislative approval requirement for the sale or gift of the lands. (SB1190 HD2)
SB-1190: Relating To Leasehold Condominiums On Lands Controlled By The State.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald Kouchi
Received Notice Of Discharge Of All House Conferees (hse. Com. No. 363). on 06/22/2020
Relating To Teacher Housing. [SB-114]
Establishes the teacher home assistance program to be administered by the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to provide housing vouchers to full-time teachers employed by the Department of Education, including teachers at public charter schools, who teach at a hard-to-fill school, as determined by the Department of Education, and whose household income does not exceed 80% of the area median income. Appropriates funds. (SB114 HD1)
SB-114: Relating To Teacher Housing.
Sponsored by: Sen. Stanley Chang
Carried Over To 2020 Regular Session. on 12/01/2019
Relating To Sustainability. [HB-859]
Requires the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to develop a plan to establish a net zero, self-sustaining community development within the east Kapolei neighborhood transit-oriented development region.
HB-859: Relating To Sustainability.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sharon Har
Carried Over To 2020 Regular Session. on 12/01/2019
Relating To Affordable Housing. [HB-1553]
Directs the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation or any appropriate entity of the State to initiate negotiations to keep the rental units of the Front Street Apartments on the island of Maui affordable or to acquire the property to provide affordable rents to households. Appropriates funds. (HB1553 HD1)
HB-1553: Relating To Affordable Housing.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gregg Takayama
Reported From Hsg (stand. Com. Rep. No. 484) As Amended In Hd 1, Recommending Passage On Second Reading And Referral To Fin. on 02/17/2017