Hawaii 2023 Regular Session

Hawaii House Bill HCR173 Compare Versions

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1	1	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.C.R. NO. 173 THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2023 STATE OF HAWAII HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION urging the department of taxation, in consultation with the department of hawaiian home lands, to conduct a feasibility study on providing tax breaks to individuals who sell property to native hawaiians on the department of hawaiian home lands waitlist.
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3	3	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.C.R. NO. 173
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37	37	urging the department of taxation, in consultation with the department of hawaiian home lands, to conduct a feasibility study on providing tax breaks to individuals who sell property to native hawaiians on the department of hawaiian home lands waitlist.
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45	45	WHEREAS, the availability of housing in the State, especially for native Hawaiians, has been a long-standing concern; and WHEREAS, in 2017 the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development released the "Housing Needs of Native Hawaiians" report that compares housing conditions of native Hawaiians to those of other residents of the State; and WHEREAS, the report found that native Hawaiians are disproportionately represented in the State's homeless population; and WHEREAS, native Hawaiians continue to make up a large percentage of that State's homeless population; and WHEREAS, in 2022, native Hawaiians made up forty-four percent of the State's homeless population, with fifteen percent of those homeless individuals reporting that they were on the Department of Hawaiian Home Land's waitlist for a homestead property; WHEREAS, there are approximately 28,700 native Hawaiian applicants on the Department of Hawaiian Home Land's homestead waitlist; and WHEREAS, there is an urgent need for more affordable housing for native Hawaiians not only on homestead land, but throughout the State; and WHEREAS, the State needs innovative solutions to address socio-economic problems faced by native Hawaiians and to put native Hawaiians into affordable housing; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Thirty-second Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2023, the Senate concurring, that the Department of Taxation, in consultation with the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, is urged to conduct a feasibility study on providing tax breaks to individuals who sell property to native Hawaiians who are listed on the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands waitlist; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Taxation is requested to submit a report of its findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation, to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2024; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to Director of Taxation and Chairperson of the Hawaiian Homes Commission. OFFERED BY: _____________________________ Report Title: DOT; DHHL; Tax Breaks; Sellers; Native Hawaiian; Affirmative Action
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47	47	WHEREAS, the availability of housing in the State, especially for native Hawaiians, has been a long-standing concern; and
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51	51	WHEREAS, in 2017 the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development released the "Housing Needs of Native Hawaiians" report that compares housing conditions of native Hawaiians to those of other residents of the State; and
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55	55	WHEREAS, the report found that native Hawaiians are disproportionately represented in the State's homeless population; and
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59	59	WHEREAS, native Hawaiians continue to make up a large percentage of that State's homeless population; and
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63	63	WHEREAS, in 2022, native Hawaiians made up forty-four percent of the State's homeless population, with fifteen percent of those homeless individuals reporting that they were on the Department of Hawaiian Home Land's waitlist for a homestead property;
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67	67	WHEREAS, there are approximately 28,700 native Hawaiian applicants on the Department of Hawaiian Home Land's homestead waitlist; and
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71	71	WHEREAS, there is an urgent need for more affordable housing for native Hawaiians not only on homestead land, but throughout the State; and
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75	75	WHEREAS, the State needs innovative solutions to address socio-economic problems faced by native Hawaiians and to put native Hawaiians into affordable housing; now, therefore,
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79	79	BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Thirty-second Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2023, the Senate concurring, that the Department of Taxation, in consultation with the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, is urged to conduct a feasibility study on providing tax breaks to individuals who sell property to native Hawaiians who are listed on the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands waitlist; and
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83	83	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Taxation is requested to submit a report of its findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation, to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2024; and
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87	87	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to Director of Taxation and Chairperson of the Hawaiian Homes Commission.
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