STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1139

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    H.C.R. No. 46

       S.D. 1

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

Madam:

     Your Committee on Human Services, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 46 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING CONGRESS TO PROTECT FUNDING AND MAINTAIN PROGRAMS, LAWS, REGULATIONS, AND POLICIES THAT ASSIST VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to urge Congress to preserve funding and maintain programs, laws, regulations, and policies that assist victims of domestic violence.

     Testimony in support of this measure was submitted by the Hawaii State Coalition Against Domestic Violence and three individuals.  Written testimony presented to the Committee may be reviewed on the Legislature's website.

     Your Committee finds that domestic violence continues to be a major problem in Hawaii and that funding should be preserved to maintain programs and develop and enforce laws and policies that assist victims of domestic violence.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by making technical, nonsubstantive changes for the purposes of clarity and consistency.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Human Services that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 46, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 46, S.D. 1.

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

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SUZANNE CHUN OAKLAND, Chair