STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1776
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2005
RE: S.C.R. No. 186
S.D. 1
H.D. 1
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2005
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committees on Housing and Water, Land, & Ocean Resources, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 186, S.D. 1, entitled:
"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING THE FEDERAL, STATE, AND COUNTY GOVERNMENTS TO PLACE A MORATORIUM ON THE REMOVAL OF HOMELESS PEOPLE FROM PUBLIC AREAS,"
beg leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to request federal, state, and county governments and community partners to:
(1) Designate public areas and public facilities as places the homeless can stay under supervision;
(2) Educate the homeless that these sites are temporary and not permanent and to offer assistance in locating permanent housing; and
(3) Develop a policy to limit the hours homeless may use the designated sites, and adopt a policy to address the issue of separating individuals, couples, and families within the designated sites.
The Hawaii Youth Services Network, Kokua Council, and many concerned individuals testified in support of this concurrent resolution. A concerned individual opposed this measure. The Board of Land and Natural Resources does not concur with this concurrent resolution.
Your Committees have amended this concurrent resolution by:
(1) Changing its title to read, "URGING THE FEDERAL, STATE, AND COUNTY GOVERNMENTS TO WORK TOWARD MORE HUMANE ALTERNATIVES TO RELOCATING HOMELESS PEOPLE FROM PUBLIC AREAS";
(2) Clarifying that the requested groups designate public areas and facilities where the homeless can stay under existing health and safety rules and regulations;
(3) Removing the provision that the areas should be designated within a certain amount of time;
(4) Transmitting certified copies of the concurrent resolution to additional groups and individuals; and
(5) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity and style.
As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Housing and Water, Land, & Ocean Resources that are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 186, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommend its adoption in the form attached hereto as S.C.R. No. 186, S.D. 1, H.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Housing and Water, Land, & Ocean Resources,
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____________________________ EZRA R. KANOHO, Chair |
____________________________ MICHAEL P. KAHIKINA, Chair |
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