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Harry Kim <br />Mayor <br />County of Hawai i <br />Office of the Mayor <br />Wil Okabe <br />Managing Director <br />Barbara J. Kossow <br />Deputy Managing Director <br />25 Aupuni Street, Suite 2603 • Hilo, Hawai'i 96720 • (808) 961-8211 • Fax (808) 961-6553 <br />KONA: 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Hwy., Bldg C • Kailua-Kona, Hawaii 96740 <br />(808) 323-4444 • Fax (808) 323-4440 <br />February 19, 2019 <br />Representative Sylvia Luke, Chair <br />Committee on Finance <br />Dear Chair Luke and Committee Members: <br />RE: HB 477, HD1 Relating to Housing <br />Hawaii County supports HB 477, HD1. <br />Self-help housing non -profits have been responsible for a significant number of single- and multi -family <br />homeownership units that are affordable for low-income households earning at or below 80% the US <br />Department of Housing and Urban Development's area median income. <br />Self-help housing non -profits including Habitat for Humanity, Self -Help Housing Corporation of Hawaii, <br />and Hawaii Island Community Development Corporation make up the most robust portion of our non-profit <br />affordable housing industry in Hawai'i. <br />Res•e tfully Submitted, <br />Harry Kim <br />MAYOR <br />1 <br />County of Hawai`i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. <br />