Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B. No. 883, S.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to fund three positions in the adult protective services program under the Department of Human Services to investigate incidents of suspected elder abuse, including financial exploitation.

Your Committee finds that dependent elder adults are a growing segment of our population who are vulnerable to physical, mental and emotional abuse, financial exploitation, and neglect. These dependent elder adults require adult protective services to prevent this abuse.

Your Committee has amended this measure by deleting the specific amount appropriated and by making technical nonsubstantive changes for stylistic and grammatical purposes.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 883, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 883, S.D. 2.