Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2001

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Human Services and Housing, to which was referred S.B. No. 1112 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to encourage the consideration of Ohana Conferencing to plan for the safety and permanency needs of children who need protection.

The Department of Human Services submitted testimony in strong support of this measure.

Your Committee finds that Ohana Conferencing is an effective facilitated group meeting designed to educate the family, extended family members, and all individuals who are important to a child who has been abused or neglected.

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 is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1112 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs.