STAND. COM. REP. NO.  42

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2009

RE:   H.B. No. 1187

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Housing, to which was referred H.B. No. 1187 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE HOMELESS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to reunite with their families homeless persons who are stranded in Hawaii but lack independent financial resources to return home by establishing a Return-to-Home Program, which would provide the eligible homeless with assistance in being reunited with their families in the person's home state.

     The Waikiki Health Center, Waikiki Improvement Association, Visitor Aloha Society of Hawaii, and a concerned individual supported this bill.  The Hawaii Public Housing Authority and a concerned individual supported the intent of this measure. 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Housing that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1187 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 Housing,

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RIDA CABANILLA, Chair