STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1212

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2007

RE:   H.C.R. No. 25

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committees on Human Services & Housing and Health, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 25 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING THE CHILDCARE AND ELDERCARE COMMUNITIES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE UNIQUE CIRCUMSTANCES OF GRANDPARENTS RAISING GRANDCHILDREN BY SUPPORTING POLICIES AND SERVICES THAT ARE CONDUCIVE TO THAT FAMILIAL RELATIONSHIP,"

beg leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to urge the childcare and eldercare communities to acknowledge the unique circumstances of grandparents raising grandchildren by supporting policies and services conducive to familial relationships.

     The Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Policy Advisory Board for Elderly Affairs, and several concerned individuals testified in support of this concurrent resolution.  Na Tutu, Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Coalition and a concerned individual provided comments.

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Human Services & Housing and Health that are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 25 and recommend its adoption.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Human Services & Housing and Health,

____________________________ JOSHUA B. GREEN, M.D., Chair

____________________________ KARL RHOADS, Acting Chair and Vice Chair