HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2007

COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
Rep. Tommy Waters, Chair
Rep. Blake K. Oshiro, Vice Chair
	Rep. Kirk Caldwell	Rep. Joseph M. Souki
	Rep. Cindy Evans	Rep. Clift Tsuji
	Rep. Josh Green, M.D.	Rep. Ryan I. Yamane
	Rep. Ken Ito	Rep. Kyle T. Yamashita
	Rep. Sylvia Luke	Rep. Barbara C. Marumoto
	Rep. Angus L.K. McKelvey	Rep. Kymberly Marcos Pine
	Rep. Hermina M. Morita	Rep. Cynthia Thielen
	Rep. Alex M. Sonson

NOTICE OF INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING

DATE:

Tuesday, July 17^th, 2007

TIME:

6:00pm to 8:00pm

PLACE:

Conference Room 325

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A

The House Judiciary Committee in collaboration with the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Hawai`i, Community Alliance on Prisons, & the Drug Policy Forum of Hawaii is hosting this informational briefing to discuss the root cause of crime in Hawai`i and if our current policies and prevention efforts on drug trafficking, drug abuse and prohibition are working. Topics covered in this briefing will include but is not limited to Hawai`i's rising incarceration rate, the exportation of more than half of our people to private U.S. prisons, Hawai`i's female prison population at almost 2x the national average, and how Hawai`i is the largest customer of Corrections Corporation of America at $50 million a year, as well as issues or concerns for improvement that the Legislature could address.

The Judiciary Committee is honored to be joined in this informational briefing by three renowned speakers who will focus on Hawai`i's H.O.P.E Program, Intermediate Sanctions (sanctions other than prison), and the War on Drugs.

Judge Steven Alm – 1^st Circuit Court Judge-Honolulu

Chair of Intermediate Sanctions Policy Council and Founder of H.O.P.E. Program

Judge James P. Gray – California Superior Court Judge

Author of "Why Our Drug Laws Have Failed and What We Can Do About It"

Eric E. Sterling- President, Crimnal Justice Policy Foundation

Liason to American Bar Association's Committee on Substance Abuse

If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids and/or services to participate in the House public hearing process (i.e., sign language interpreter or wheelchair accessibility), please contact the Committee Clerk at 586-9450 at least 24 hours prior to the hearing for arrangements. Prompt requests submitted help to ensure the availability of qualified individuals and appropriate accommodations.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-9450.

Selected meetings are broadcast live. Check the current legislative broadcast schedule on the "Capitol TV" Web site at www.capitoltv.org OR call 550-8074 for a listing.

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Rep. Tommy Waters

Chair