STAND. COM. REP. NO. 343

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    S.B. No. 1231

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Madam President:

     Your Committee on Judiciary and Labor, to which was referred S.B. No. 1231 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE WEED AND SEED STRATEGY,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to appropriate funds as a grant-in-aid to continue the operations of the Weed and Seed Program in the federally designated communities of Kalihi, Waipahu, and Ewa Beach on Oahu, and authorize the Attorney General to by the expending agency through a contract with the YMCA of Honolulu.

     Your Committee received testimonies from the Attorney General's Office and 15 private individuals in support of this bill.  Your Committee was informed of the successful efforts made by law enforcement agencies, community members, businesses, non-profit organizations, and community groups in combating crime and drug use.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your

Committee on Judiciary and Labor that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1231 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary and Labor,

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CLAYTON HEE, Chair