STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3180

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    S.C.R. No. 63

       S.D. 1

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

Madam:

     Your Committee on Human Services and Public Housing, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 63 entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ENCOURAGING PARTICIPATION IN THE BLACK RIBBON AND BLACK ARM BAND CAMPAIGN AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to encourage participation in the Black Ribbon and Black Arm Band Campaign against domestic violence which urges men to show their support for:

     (1)  Ending men's violence against women;

     (2)  Raising awareness of the problem in the community;

     (3)  Conducting educational work in schools, workplaces, and communities; and

     (4)  Supporting organizations that assist with the consequences of violence against women.

     Testimony in support of this measure was submitted by the Hawaii State Coalition Against Domestic Violence.

     Your Committee finds that domestic violence is a grave problem in Hawaii and that the State and the community must work to address its causes and devastating effects. 

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Incorporating the comments made by the Hawaii State Coalition Against Domestic Violence by changing the color "black" to "purple" in the title and throughout the measure, to align with the nationally-accepted color representing domestic violence causes; and

     (2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity and style.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Human Services and Public Housing that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 63, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as S.C.R. No. 63, S.D. 1.

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

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SUZANNE CHUN OAKLAND, Chair