“EMERGENCY PROCLAMATION” meeting

Interested persons may view the meeting in the following ways:

  1. https://www.facebook.com/GovernorHawaii
  2. https://www.facebook.com/olelocommunity
  3. Cable television: Olelo, channel 49
  4. In person at the physical location stated above
    Meeting materials are available at: https://governor.hawaii.gov/chiefhousingofficer/emerqency-proclamation-relatinq-to-housinq/

Testimony

Interested persons can submit written testimony in advance of the meeting, which will be distributed to the working group members before the meeting. Written testimony should be submitted no later than 24 hours before the meeting to allow members to review it in advance.

Late written testimony will be retained as part of the record and will be distributed to theworking group members as soon as practicable, but we cannot ensure they will receive it in sufficient time to review it before the agenda item goes into decision making.

Oral testimony will not be accepted.

Submit written testimony: Via U.S. Postal Mail: Nani Medeiros, Lead Housing Officer, 415 South Beretania Street, Room 415 Honolulu, Hawai’i 96813; or

Via Email to: gov.housing@hawaii.gov Include the word “testimony” in the subject line and reference the agenda item that your testimony relates to.

    AGENDA
    I. Call to order
    II. Lead Housing Officer’s (LHO) opening remarks to the BBBWG, providing an updated
    perspective on the working group’s role in the context of housing and the redevelopment of
    Lahaina.
    Ill. Project Proposals to the Lead Housing Officer
    A. Department of Hawaiian Home Land’s (DHHL) request for the LHO’s determination to
    develop the following for beneficiaries: 1) Honokawai Water System, including source
    and transmission to support housing in the Villages of Leiali’i and DHHL property in
    Honakawai; 2) Villages in Leiali’i; 3) Wailuku Single-Family Residential homestead; and 3)
    Waiehu Mauka Homestead in response to an increased need for housing on the island
    of Maui due to the wildfires.

    1. Summary of the proposal
    2. BBBWG member comments
      B. Hawaii Public Housing Authority’s request for the LHO’s determination to proceed in
      hiring qualified personnel for public housing construction, renovations in compliance
      with the National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate (NSPIRE)
      standards, vacancy management, accommodations for individuals with disabilities,
      housing vouchers, inspections, and staff recruitment.
    3. Summary of the proposal
    4. BBBWG member comments
      C. Hawaii Public Housing Authority’s request for the LHO’s determination to proceed with
      the construction project, Hale Aloha O Puna in Keaau, Hawai’i, to accommodate very
      low-income tenants displaced by fires caused by Hurricane Dora’s high winds.
    5. Summary of the proposal
    6. BBBWG member comments
      IV. Announcements
      Next meeting:
      o Date and Time: Tuesday, September 26, 2023, 9:30 – 11:30 A.M .
      o Location: State Capitol Conference Room 329, 415 South Beretania Street,
      Honolulu, HI 96813
      V. Adjournment

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