STAND. COM. REP. NO. 863

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    S.C.R. No. 15

       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 S.C.R. No. 15 entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION DESIGNATING THE FIRST WEEK IN FEBRUARY 2010 AS HAWAII TEEN DATING VIOLENCE AWARENESS AND PREVENTION WEEK,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to designate the first week in February 2010 as "Hawaii Teen Dating Violence and Prevention Week".

     Testimony in support of this measure was submitted by two individuals.  Written testimony presented to the Committee may be reviewed on the Legislature's website.

     Your Committee finds that data on the incidence of teen dating violence warrants greater efforts to promote dating violence awareness and prevention education in Hawaii.

     Your Committee supports the designation of the first week of February 2010 as "Hawaii Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Week" and encourages the people of Hawaii, high schools, law enforcement personnel, state and local officials, and interested groups to observe Hawaii Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Week.

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

     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 S.C.R. No. 15, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as S.C.R. No. 15, S.D. 1.

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

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SUZANNE CHUN OAKLAND, Chair