Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Human Services and Housing, to which was referred H.B. No. 1885 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to encourage youth community involvement by appropriating funds for the Office of Youth Services (OYS) and Department of Education to conduct a youth summit.

Hawaii Youth Services Network and a Maui County Councilmember testified in support of this measure. OYS supported the intent of this measure.

Your Committee finds that a youth summit would provide an appropriate forum for youth to discuss issues and play an active role in improving the living conditions of youth in Hawaii. Your Committee respectfully requests all of the parties involved to work together in developing a youth summit and to consider other means of financing.

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 H.B. No. 1885 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.