STAND. COM. REP. NO.  120-08

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

RE:   H.B. No. 2195

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Human Services & Housing, to which was referred H.B. No. 2195 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO AGING,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to assist family caregivers by appropriating $500,000 to the Kupuna Care Program to expand its services.

     The Representative of the 19^th District, Maui County Executive on Aging, Hawaii Chapter – American Physical Therapy Association, Catholic Charities Hawaii, Policy Advisory Board for Elder Affairs, Maui Economic Opportunity, Inc., Hale Mahaolu, and several concerned individuals testified in support of this bill.  The Executive Office on Aging (EOA) and Hawaii Centers for Independent Living provided comments.

     Your Committee notes that Act 204, Session Laws of Hawaii 2007, appropriated an additional $525,000 to EOA for Kupuna Care services in fiscal year 2008-2009.

     Your Committee has amended this bill by making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Human Services & Housing that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2195, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2195, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Human Services & Housing,

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MAILE SHIMABUKURO, Chair