THE SENATE

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2007

 

SENATE COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES AND PUBLIC HOUSING

Senator Suzanne Chun Oakland, Chair

Senator Les Ihara, Jr., Vice Chair

 

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES & HOUSING

Rep. Maile S. L. Shimabukuro, Chair

Rep. Karl Rhoads, Vice Chair

 

SENATE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY

Senator Will Espero, Chair

Senator Clarence K. Nishihara, Vice Chair

 

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY & MILITARY AFFAIRS

Rep. Cindy Evans, Chair

Rep. Sharon E. Har, Vice Chair

 

SENATE COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY AND LABOR

Senator Clayton Hee, Chair

Senator Russell S. Kokubun, Vice Chair

 

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

Rep. Tommy Waters, Chair

Rep. Blake K. Oshiro, Vice Chair

 

 

 

NOTICE OF JOINT INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING

 

 

DATE:

Thursday, March 15, 2007

TIME:

1:15 p.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 016

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

The purpose of the informational briefing is to receive testimony from the Office of Youth Services regarding the status of the Hawaii Youth Correctional Facility.

 

                Presenters include:

 

                Office of Youth Services:

                                Martha Torney, Acting Executive Director

                                Kaleve Tufono-Iosefa, Youth Facility Administrator

                                Alex Escarcega, Technical Advisor

 

                Department of Education:

                                August Suehiro, Olomana School Principal (tentative)

 

                Department of Health:

                                Rachel Guay, Family Court Liaison Branch Administrator (tentative)

 

                American Civil Liberties Union:

                                Lois Perrin, Staff Attorney

 

                Materials covered:

 

                Settlement Agreement-Related Documents

 

                                1) 10/2005 Department of Justice Investigative Findings

                                2) 2/2006  Department of Justice Settlement Agreement

                                3) 7/2006 Federal Monitor's Report

                                4) 11/2006 Federal Monitor's Report

                                5) 3/2007 Federal Monitor's Report (tentative)

 

                Legislative Auditor's Management Audit of HYCF

 

                Legislative Auditor's Financial Audit of HYCF

 

                Department of Public Safety's Security Audit of HYCF

 

IF YOU REQUIRE SPECIAL ASSISTANCE OR AUXILIARY AIDS AND/OR SERVICES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS (I.E., SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER, WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBILITY, OR PARKING DESIGNATED FOR THE DISABLED), PLEASE CONTACT THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT LEAST 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE BRIEFING SO ARRANGEMENTS CAN BE MADE.  PROMPT REQUESTS SUBMITTED HELP TO ENSURE THE AVAILABILITY OF QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS AND APPROPRIATE ACCOMMODATIONS.     

 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-8431

 

 

 

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Rep.  Maile Shimabukuro

Chair

 

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Senator Suzanne Chun Oakland

Chair

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Rep.  Cindy Evans

Chair

 

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Senator Will Espero

Chair

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Rep.  Tommy Waters

Chair

 

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Senator  Clayton Hee

Chair