Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committees on Judiciary and Public Safety and Military Affairs, to which was referred S.B. No. 361, S.D. 2, entitled:

beg leave to report as follows:

The purpose of the bill is to expand the Weed and Seed Program (Program) with the Department of Public Safety and nonprofit corporations.

Your Committees received testimony in support of this bill from the Department of Public Safety, the Honolulu Police Department, the Downtown Neighborhood Board No. 18, the Hawaii Medical Services Association, and the Meadow Gold Dairies. The Judiciary and the Office of the Lieutenant Governor supported the intent and purpose of the measure. The Weed and Seed Hawaii Strategy supported the measure with amendments.

Your Committees find that the Program has been well-received and effective. The Program is expected to expand to other areas in the future.

As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Judiciary and Public Safety and Military Affairs that are attached to this report, your Committees are in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 361, S.D. 2, and recommend that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.