STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3545

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  H.C.R. No. 7
                                        H.D. 1




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Health and Human Services, to which was
referred H.C.R. No. 7, H.D. 1, entitled: 

     "HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE HAWAII STATE
     COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to express the legislature's
support of the Hawaii State Commission on the Status of Women
(HSCSW).

     Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure
from the Department of Public Safety, Department of Labor and
Industrial Relations, Hawaii State Commission on the Status of
Women, Honolulu Department of Community Services, University of
Hawaii at Manoa, Hawaii Women Lawyers, Sex Abuse Treatment
Center, Parents and Children Together, Hawaii Coalition for
Affordable Long Term Care, Hawaii Women's Political Caucus,
Honolulu Information Service, Volunteer Legal Services Hawaii,
Domestic Violence Clearinghouse and Legal Hotline, Violence
Prevention Consortium, and five private individuals.

     The HSCSW is integral to educating, coordinating, and
disseminating information regarding women, family, and community
issues.  Working women in particular have a dual commitment to
family and work, and their voice is being heard in policy-making
decisions, as evidenced by the presence of the HSCSW at the
legislature during each Session.  The testimony of the HSCSW is
strong, clear, and precise.  The HSCSW provides a perspective

 
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that represents women, families, and children.  This kind of
input is unique and valuable.

     This measure is intended to reaffirm the legislature's
commitment to the HSCSW and its outstanding work in the community
and in advocacy.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Health and Human Services that is attached to this
report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of
H.C.R. No. 7, H.D. 1, and recommends that it be referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Health and Human
                                   Services,



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                                   SUZANNE CHUN OAKLAND, Chair

 
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