HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-02-19 Letter to Sylvia Luke HB 477, HD 1 Relating to HousingHarry Kim
Mayor
County of Hawai i
Office of the Mayor
Wil Okabe
Managing Director
Barbara J. Kossow
Deputy Managing Director
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February 19, 2019
Representative Sylvia Luke, Chair
Committee on Finance
Dear Chair Luke and Committee Members:
RE: HB 477, HD1 Relating to Housing
Hawaii County supports HB 477, HD1.
Self-help housing non -profits have been responsible for a significant number of single- and multi -family
homeownership units that are affordable for low-income households earning at or below 80% the US
Department of Housing and Urban Development's area median income.
Self-help housing non -profits including Habitat for Humanity, Self -Help Housing Corporation of Hawaii,
and Hawaii Island Community Development Corporation make up the most robust portion of our non-profit
affordable housing industry in Hawai'i.
Res•e tfully Submitted,
Harry Kim
MAYOR
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