Honolulu Charter Amendment Question 8: Affordable Housing Funding
Source: elections.hawaii.gov
What does this measure do?
Supports: Housing Affordability
Money paid back to Honolulu's Affordable Housing Fund, such as loan repayments and interest, would stay in that fund instead of going to the general budget, and the fund could support more kinds of affordable rentals. More money would stay dedicated to affordable housing for residents.
Read the official ballot measure (PDF)
Proposed by: Honolulu Charter Commission (Proposal 225)
A 13-member citizen panel that reviews the city charter, the rulebook for city government. The mayor and council appoint it every 10 years. It picked 20 changes for voters from about 280 public ideas.
Source: honolulucitycouncil.org
A YES vote means
Repayments stay in the Affordable Housing Fund, and the fund can back more types of rental housing.
A NO vote means
The charter does not require repayments to return to the fund.
No financial records found for this ballot measure.
Source: honolulucitycouncil.org