Lisa Ann Darcy, the governor’s nominee to the Hawaii Public Housing Authority board, appeared before the Senate Committee on Housing on April 10, 2025, and the committee voted to advise and consent to her nomination.

Darcy said she resides on Maui and has accepted the nomination to serve on the HPHA board. She told senators she was interested in learning more about large projects and integrating fiduciary, legal and operational oversight: "I think uniquely and to see a project like this which is so unique come forward is exciting," she said, adding that she would work to understand financial and legal responsibilities and to support accountability.

Why it matters: HPHA oversees public housing and relocations related to redevelopment projects. Senators used the confirmation hearing to press Darcy on accountability and whether she had reviewed media reports and public testimony about resident relocations at Cleo Park (Cahill Park Terrace). Committee members asked whether she had visited affected sites and how she would exercise board oversight if projects were delayed or residents raised complaints.

Key details from the hearing

- Darcy described prior board experience and said she would push for context and communication when media reports leave out details; she noted she has worked with people who are unhoused and would bring that perspective to oversight.

- Senators challenged Darcy on whether board members should visit affected projects and on concrete oversight actions. Darcy said she has been welcomed to ask difficult and repetitive questions and that she intends to use her board position to ask those questions and seek accountability. She also indicated the board had previously commissioned a review of a delayed project to examine what occurred.

Committee action

- GM 592 (Lisa Ann Darcy) — Chair’s recommendation: advise and consent. The committee recorded the chair’s aye vote and adopted the recommendation.

Provenance (transcript excerpts)

- Topic intro (nominee statement): "Good afternoon, Chair. Good afternoon, Vice Chair. I'm a little under the weather. So, I appreciate, your time today, and being here and considering my nomination. My name is Lisa Darcy." (Transcript block at 342.775)

- Select questioning excerpt (resident relocation and oversight): "What is your take on the response of that public housing authority has, I guess, done in response to the all the news articles that have been coming out on Cahill Park Terrace and the relocation of those residents?" (Questioner, transcript block starting at 531.27)

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Authorities: [{"type":"other","name":"GM 592: Nomination of Lisa Ann Darcy to the Hawaii Public Housing Authority board","citation":"GM 592","referenced_by":["darcy-nomination-hpha-2025-04-10"]}]

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Clarifying details extracted from the hearing: [{"category":"nominee_residence","detail":"Lisa Ann Darcy resides on Maui and accepted the nomination to serve on HPHA board","value":"Maui","units":"","approximate":false,"source_speaker":"Lisa Ann Darcy"},{"category":"project_reference","detail":"10,000-unit RFQ referenced during questioning about HPHA work","value":"10,000 unit RFQ","units":"units","approximate":false,"source_speaker":"committee member"},{"category":"resident_relocation","detail":"Public concern reported in media about relocation at Cahill Park Terrace (referred to in hearing).","value":"not specified","units":"","approximate":true,"source_speaker":"Senator (questioner)"}]

Proper names: [{"name":"Hawaii Public Housing Authority","type":"agency"},{"name":"Cahill Park Terrace","type":"location"},{"name":"Act 31","type":"statute"}]

Meeting context: {"engagement_level":{"speakers_count":3,"duration_minutes":36,"items_count":1},"implementation_risk":"low","history":[{"date":"2025-04-10","note":"Nominee questioned about recent resident relocation and redevelopment issues; committee advised and consented."}]}

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