STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1490_______

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 1999

                                 RE: H.C.R. No. 248
                                     




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

Sir:

     Your Committee on Human Services and Housing, to which was
referred H.C.R. No. 248 entitled: 

     "HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE GOVERNOR TO
     CONVENE A FATHERHOOD TASK FORCE TO PROMOTE STRONG FAMILIES
     THROUGH POSITIVE FATHERING,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to promote
strong families through positive fathering initiatives by
requesting the Governor to convene a Fatherhood Task Force (Task
Force) for this purpose.

     Hawaii Catholic Conference, Parents and Children Together,
and the Hawaii Coalition for Dads testified in support of this
measure.  The Department of Human Services and the Department of
Health testified in support of the intent of this measure.

     Your Committee recognizes the importance of fathers and
believes that the Task Force would help reaffirm the critical
role of fathers in the lives of their children, their families,
and the community.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Human Services and Housing that is attached to this
report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of
H.C.R. No. 248 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 Human Services
                                   and Housing,



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                                   DENNIS A. ARAKAKI, Chair