Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2001

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and Housing, to which was referred H.B. No. 118, H.D. 3, S.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to support and encourage the growth of the family child-care home industry by:

Your Committee received testimony in favor of this measure from the Department of Human Services, Hawaii Council of Associations of Apartment Owners, Disability and Communications Access Board, People Attentive to Children, Community Associations Institute – Hawaii Chapter, Good Beginnings Alliance, and eight individuals.

Your Committee finds that child-care homes provide a valuable service to Hawaii's families. Many parents depend on the services of child-care providers to ensure their children are properly cared for while they work. However, further expansion of the availability of these services is necessary. Your Committee also recognizes the concerns of apartment, condominium, and townhouse associations that they may be exposed to unbargained-for commercial risks of liability. Your Committee believes that this measure successfully increases the availability of child-care providers while ensuring that home associations are adequately protected.

Your Committee has amended this measure by making a technical, nonsubstantive change.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and Housing that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 118, H.D. 3, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 118, H.D. 3, S.D. 2.