STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1320
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2009
RE: H.R. No. 8
H.D. 1
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Fifth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2009
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committees on Human Services and Health, to which was referred H.R. No. 8 entitled:
"HOUSE RESOLUTION DESIGNATING THE FIRST WEEK IN FEBRUARY 2010 AS HAWAII TEEN DATING VIOLENCE AWARENESS AND PREVENTION WEEK,"
beg leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this resolution is to increase awareness about dating violence among teens by designating the first week in February 2010 as "Hawaii Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Week."
A concerned individual testified in support of this measure.
Your Committees recognizes that violence in teenage relationships happens more often than not. It has been shown that one in five teenagers in a serious relationship reports having been hit, slapped, or pushed by a partner.
Furthermore, your Committees find that the severity of intimate partner violence has been observed to be greater in cases in which a pattern of violence has been established in adolescence. The first step in reducing intimate partner violence among teens is to raise awareness about the issue and educate the public that teen dating violence does occur. By educating the youth about this issue, hopefully, we can prevent adult domestic violence from occurring in the future.
Your Committees have amended this resolution by removing the year 2010.
As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Human Services and Health that are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 8, as amended herein, and recommend its adoption in the form attached hereto as H.R. No. 8, H.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Human Services and Health,
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____________________________ RYAN I. YAMANE, Chair |
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____________________________ JOHN M. MIZUNO, Chair |
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