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.B. NO. <br />A BILL FOR AN ACT <br />RELATING TO HOUSING. <br />BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII: <br />1 SECTION 1. Section 201H-3.1, Hawaii Revised Statutes,, is <br />2 amended to read as follows: <br />3 "[+1 $201H-31jg-j Criteria. (a) In administering this <br />4 chapter and :other laws of the State applicable to the -supplying <br />5 of housing or the assistance .in obtaining housing, the <br />6 corporation shall give preference to those applicants most in <br />1 need of assistance in obtaining housing, in light of the amount <br />8 of moneys available for the various programs.. In doing so, the <br />9 corporation shall take into consideration the applicant"s <br />10 household income and number of dependents; the age of the <br />11 applicant; the physical disabilities of the applicant or those <br />12 living with the applicant; whether or not the present housing of <br />13 the applicant is below standard; whether or not the applicant"s <br />14 need for housing has arisen'by reason of displacement of the <br />15 applicant by governmental actions; the,p.roximity between the <br />16 housing location and the applicant's plaoe of employment; <br />17 whether the applicant is a state or county employee; whether the <br />1 <br />