STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3053

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  S.C.R. No. 4
                                        




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 S.C.R. No. 4 entitled:

     "SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION SUPPORTING CONTINUED FUNDING
     OF HAWAII HEALTHY START WITH GENERAL FUND APPROPRIATIONS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to express the Legislature's
strong support for the successful Healthy Start program.

     Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure
from the Department of Health, Hawaii State Commission on the
Status of Women, Healthy Start, Maui Family Support Services,
Inc., Catholic Charities, Parents and Children Together, and
Hawaii Catholic Conference.

     This measure also urges the continued state funding through
general fund appropriations to Healthy Start as a sound
investment in our children and Hawaii's future.

     The Healthy Start program provides home visits to children
and families identified as "at risk", support in crises,
educational and peer group support, and referrals to community
service resources.

     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

 
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S.C.R. No. 4, 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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