STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1977

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 1999

                                 RE: S.C.R. No. 184
                                     S.D. 1
                                     H.D. 1




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

Sir:

     Your Committees on Human Services and Housing and Judiciary
and Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 184, S.D.
1, entitled:

     "SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING A STUDY OF HAWAII'S
     LAWS RELATING TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE,"

beg leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to request the
Legislative Reference Bureau (LRB) to study Hawaii's domestic
violence and abuse laws, including laws relating to protective
orders.

     The Hawaii State Commission on the Status of Women, the
Hawaii State Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Child & Family
Service, the Department of the Prosecuting Attorney of the City
and County of Honolulu, Hawaii Catholic Conference, and Domestic
Violence Clearinghouse and Legal Hotline testified in support of
this measure.  The Judiciary testified in support of the intent
of this measure.  The Office of the Public Defender commented on
this measure.

     Your Committees have amended this concurrent resolution by:

     (1)  Requesting the Department of the Attorney General to
          establish a task force to study Hawaii's domestic
          violence and abuse laws, including laws relating to

 
 
 
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          protective orders, rather than requesting LRB to
          conduct the study;

     (2)  Changing the parameters of the study;

     (3)  Requesting the task force, rather than LRB, to submit
          its findings and recommendations, including any
          proposed legislation, to the Legislature prior to the
          2000 Regular Session;

     (4)  Requesting LRB to assist the task force in the study;

     (5)  Specifying that the Acting Director of LRB receive a
          copy of this concurrent resolution; and

     (6)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity
          and style.

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your
Committees on Human Services and Housing and Judiciary and
Hawaiian Affairs that are attached to this report, your
Committees concur with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 184,
S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommend that it be referred to
the Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as S.C.R.
No. 184, S.D. 1, H.D. 1.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committees on Human Services
                                   and Housing and Judiciary and
                                   Hawaiian Affairs,

                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
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PAUL T. OSHIRO, Chair              DENNIS ARAKAKI, Chair