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Committee passes tenant‑relocation protections for HHFDC projects, asks for clearer ‘comparable unit’ language
Summary
The committee passed HB 17‑77 HD1 to require developer assistance for tenants displaced by Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation projects but asked staff to refine the definition of a ‘comparable unit’ and relocation assistance formulas; tenant advocates cited the Kale Maoli/Kuhio Homes redevelopment and urged enforceable rights to return.
The committee passed HB 17‑77 HD1, a bill requiring developers undertaking projects through the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to assist certain tenants who face displacement, including relocation assistance and a clearer right to return.
Dina Sheck of the Medical‑Legal Partnership for Children in Hawaii urged the measure as a response to harms she witnessed during prior…
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