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This Concurrent Resolution directs the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation (HHFDC), a state agency responsible for housing finance, to study the practicality and cost-effectiveness of factory-built housing as a solution to Hawaii's severe housing shortage. The resolution acknowledges that Hawaii faces a critical need for tens of thousands of new housing units by 2030 due to various barriers like limited land and high construction costs. It defines factory-built housing as homes constructed in a factory and shipped to the site, distinguishing between manufactured homes (built to federal HUD Code and having a chassis) and modular homes (built to local codes and installed on a foundation). The analysis requested from the HHFDC should specifically investigate the potential of implementing manufactured and modular housing designs in Hawaii, considering their benefits such as reduced costs, faster construction, and improved quality control, and the agency is required to submit a report of its findings and any legislative recommendations to the State Legislature by early 2023.