STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1562

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 1999

                                 RE: H.C.R. No. 124
                                     H.D. 1




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs, to which
was referred H.C.R. No. 124, H.D. 1, entitled:

     "HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE CHILD PROTECTION
     LEGISLATIVE ROUNDTABLE TO FORM A TASK FORCE TO EXAMINE AND
     DISCUSS SELECTED ISSUES RELATING TO CHILD ABUSE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to request that
the child protection legislative roundtable (Roundtable) form a
task force to examine and discuss issues relating to child abuse.

     Testimony in support of this measure was received from the
Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the Prosecuting Attorney for the City
and County of Honolulu, and the Department of Human Services.

     Your Committee finds that the Roundtable has been meeting
for the past two years to suggest changes to improve Hawaii's
child protective system.  Your Committee believes that this
concurrent resolution is needed to allow for greater scrutiny of
the many legal and social issues that cannot be adequately
addressed by the Roundtable alone.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to
this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose
of H.C.R. No. 124, H.D. 1, and recommends that it be referred to
the Committee on Finance.


 
 
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                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Judiciary &
                                   Hawaiian Affairs,



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                                   PAUL T. OSHIRO, Chair