§226-19  Objectives and policies for
socio-cultural advancement--housing.  (a)  Planning for the State's
socio-cultural advancement with regard to housing shall be directed toward the
achievement of the following objectives:



(1)  Greater opportunities for Hawaii's people to
secure reasonably priced, safe, sanitary, and livable homes, located in
suitable environments that satisfactorily accommodate the needs and desires of
families and individuals, through collaboration and cooperation between
government and nonprofit and for-profit developers to ensure that more
affordable housing is made available to very low-, low- and moderate-income
segments of Hawaii's population.



(2)  The orderly development of residential areas
sensitive to community needs and other land uses.



(3)  The development and provision of affordable
rental housing by the State to meet the housing needs of Hawaii's people.



(b)  To achieve the housing objectives, it
shall be the policy of this State to:



(1)  Effectively accommodate the housing needs of
Hawaii's people.



(2)  Stimulate and promote feasible approaches that
increase housing choices for low-income, moderate-income, and gap-group
households.



(3)  Increase homeownership and rental opportunities
and choices in terms of quality, location, cost, densities, style, and size of
housing.



(4)  Promote appropriate improvement, rehabilitation,
and maintenance of existing housing units and residential areas.



(5)  Promote design and location of housing
developments taking into account the physical setting, accessibility to public
facilities and services, and other concerns of existing communities and
surrounding areas.



(6)  Facilitate the use of available vacant,
developable, and underutilized urban lands for housing.



(7)  Foster a variety of lifestyles traditional to
Hawaii through the design and maintenance of neighborhoods that reflect the
culture and values of the community.



(8)  Promote research and development of methods to
reduce the cost of housing construction in Hawaii. [L 1978, c 100, pt of §2; am
L 1986, c 276, §18; am L 1992, c 27, §2]