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Senate committees back shorter storage period for public housing evictees; HPHA cites unit turnaround and lack of storage
Summary
Senators passed House Bill 1097, HD1, to shorten the time the Hawaii Public Housing Authority must store evicted tenants’ unclean personal effects, with HPHA arguing shorter storage makes units available sooner and avoids ongoing costs, while some senators raised concerns about impacts on people who may become unhoused.
The Senate Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection, jointly with the Housing Committee, voted to pass House Bill 1097, House Draft 1, which reduces the period the Hawaii Public Housing Authority (HPHA) must store unclean personal effects of tenants evicted from public housing.
HPHA representatives told the committees that long storage periods keep units idle while wait-listed families await turnover and that HPHA lacks a dedicated storage facility and funding to retain items left behind. In testimony they said much of…
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