STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1090-04
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2004
RE: H.C.R. No. 157
H.D. 1
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.C.R. No. 157 entitled:
"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION RELATED TO THE PETER BOY KEMA CASE,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to support efforts to resolve the Peter Boy Kema case by:
(1) Requesting the Department of Human Services (DHS) to disclose information to the Hawaii County Police Department that would facilitate efforts to locate Peter Boy; and
(2) Requesting the Hawaii County Police Department to make public the status of its investigation.
The Attorney General (AG) testified in opposition to this measure.
Your Committee finds that it has been almost seven years since Peter Boy has been missing, and it is very frustrated by the lack of information pertaining to the case. The AG provided testimony that DHS may amend its rules to allow for the disclosure of information.
Accordingly, your Committee has amended this concurrent resolution by:
(1) Requesting the AG to assist DHS in drafting administrative rules or legislation necessary to facilitate the release of information to the public, if it may help in a situation such as Peter Boy's; and
(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity and style.
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 concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 157, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Judiciary in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 157, H.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Human Services and Housing,
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____________________________ MICHAEL PUAMAMO KAHIKINA, Chair |
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