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 S.B. No. 3230, S.D. 2, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to establish a pilot project to provide community-based, collaborative, comprehensive early childhood care direct services for children under age five and their families.

Hui Imua O Koolauloa (Hui Imua), Good Beginnings Alliance, Hawaii Family Support Institute, and a concerned individual testified in support of this bill. The Department of Human Services supported the intent of this measure. Blueprint for Change provided comments.

Your Committee finds that Hui Imua is a community-based collaborative service model that breaks down the divisions between agencies and disciplines. The Hui Imua model has proved successful at reaching and retaining underserved, high-risk families.

Accordingly, your Committee has amended this bill by:

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. 3230, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 3230, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Education.