HI SCR84

Expresses support for the Hawaii Public Housing Authority's application for a Choice Neighborhoods Grant from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development

Urges the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to select the Hawaii Public Housing Authority as a Choice Neighborhoods Grant recipient

Acknowledges that the Choice Neighborhoods Grant Program transforms distressed neighborhoods and public housing projects into viable mixed-income communities with emphasis on local planning for educational access

Hawaii Public Housing Authority testified in support of the measure

Referred to the Committee on Finance for further consideration