STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1084-08

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

RE:   S.B. No. 2150

      S.D. 2

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 S.B. No. 2150, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ADULT PROTECTION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to protect adults who are vulnerable and unable to fully care for themselves by expanding the types of abuse from which vulnerable adults are protected and expanding the authority to investigate allegations of abuse, neglect, and financial exploitation.

     The Office of Hawaiian Affairs, City and County of Honolulu Department of Community Services Elderly Affairs Division, Catholic Charities Hawaii, National Association of Social Workers – Hawaii Chapter, Healthcare Association of Hawaii, Kokua Council, and a concerned individual testified in support of this bill.  The Department of Human Services (DHS) provided comments.

     Your Committee notes that DHS is optimistic that the provisions of this measure can be accomplished without an appropriation.

     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 S.B. No. 2150, S.D. 2, and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

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

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MAILE SHIMABUKURO, Chair