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Testimony of Aloha Independent Living Hawaii
MISSION Comm. 35.7 — Quarterly Affordable Housing Report: January 1, 2026 -
Aloha Independent March 31, 2026
Living Hawaii(AILH) Communications, Reports, and Council Oversight Committee
dedicated to Hawai`i County Council — Meeting: Tuesday, July 7, 2026, 12:30 p.m.
providing
iridep. rider'it living Position: Comments
programs and
services for persons
with disabilities in Chair Galimba, Vice Chair Villegas, and Members of the Committee:
Hawaii.
work together Thank you for the opportunity to submit written testimony.Aloha
Wewith the community Independent Living Hawaii is the federally designated statewide Center for
and consumers to Independent Living, serving Hawaii Island and the neighbor islands. We
improve the quality
of life through work from the Independent Living philosophy: people with disabilities have
Individual choices the right to live in integrated, ordinary housing in their own communities.
and access to
services. As the Committee receives this quarterly report, we respectfully ask
EXECUTIVE members to look beyond unit counts and ask three questions of the Office
DIRECTOR of Housing and Community Development:
Roxanne tl.Bolden
First, how many of the units reported are accessible or adaptable for people BOARD OR with mobility, sensory, and other disabilities?
DIRECTORS
hair ; Second, how many are located near transit, groceries, and health care —
CV'alerie Yamada and of those, how many are connected to them by accessible routes, with
Vice Chaircontinuous sidewalks, curb ramps, and safe crossings? Our experience in
Zora Shove Honolulu is that units are sometimes built near infrastructure that disabled
Treasurer
residents cannot actually reach; proximity without an accessible route is
Jonathan Yap proximity on paper only, and a waste of the public's investment.
Member Third, how many are affordable to households at the lowest income levels,
Scott Suzuki where most disabled renters on fixed benefits fall?
Sheila Castaneda
Jennifer Hartsodc If the current report does not capture this information, we ask the
Committee to request that future quarterly reports under Section 11-19 of
Comm. No. ✓?G•f
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the Hawai`i County Code include it.Affordable housing that people with
MISSION disabilities cannot enter, cannot navigate, or cannot reach is not affordable
loha Independent housing for our community.
Living Hawaii(All_H) Mahalo for your consideration.
dedicated to
providing •
independent living
programs and
services for persons 7 � z
with disabilities in
Hawaii. •
We work together Roxanne Bolden
with the community Executive Director
and consumers to
improve the quality
of life through
Individual choices
and access to
services.
EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR
Roxanne U,Boiden
BOARD OF
DIRECTORS
Chair I Sec
Valerie Yamada
Vice Chair
Zora Shove
Treasurer
Jonathan Yap
Member
Scott Suzuki
Sheila Castane ie
Jennifer Harksoo'k