§201H-6  Housing advocacy and informationsystem.  (a)  The corporation, with the assistance of other agencies of theState and counties with related responsibilities, shall develop and maintain ahousing advocacy and information system to aid the corporation in meeting theneeds and demands of housing consumers.

(b)  In establishing and maintaining thehousing advocacy and information system, the corporation shall conduct marketstudies, engage in community outreach, and solicit recommendations from, andstatistics and research developed by, agencies of the United States, the State,the counties, private research organizations, nonprofit community groups, tradeassociations, including those of the construction and real estate industries,departments, individuals at the University of Hawaii, and housing consumers.

(c)  The corporation shall analyze theinformation received and make recommendations to the appropriate agencies anddevelopers.

(d)  The corporation, through the housingadvocacy and information system, shall act as a clearinghouse for informationrelating to housing conditions, needs, supply, demand, characteristics,developments, trends in federal housing programs, and housing laws, ordinances,rules, and regulations.

(e)  The housing advocacy and informationsystem may be used by housing researchers, planners, administrators, anddevelopers and shall be coordinated with other housing research efforts.  Thecorporation shall maintain a current supply of information, including means togather new information through surveys, contracted research, andinvestigations.

(f)  The corporation, through the housingadvocacy and information system, shall develop and maintain an affordablehousing inventory registry to identify:

(1)  Affordable housing projects developed by thecorporation utilizing moneys in the rental housing trust fund or the dwellingunit revolving fund;

(2)  State and federal public housing projectsidentified by the Hawaii public housing authority;

(3)  United States Department of Housing and UrbanDevelopment Region 9 federally supported and privately managed housingprojects; and

(4)  State and county lands that may be developed foraffordable housing, as defined in section 201H-57(b). [L 2005, c 196, pt of §20;am L 2006, c 180, §15; am L 2007, c 222, §2]