STAND. COM. REP. NO.  41-10

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2010

RE:   H.B. No. 2144

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2010

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committees on Human Services and Health, to which was referred H.B. No. 2144 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO LEGISLATIVE CAUCUSES,"

beg leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to ensure the continuation of the discussion of important issues that face our state, relating to our children and youth, and aged and elderly.  Specifically, this bill statutorily establishes the joint legislative keiki caucus and joint legislative kupuna caucus.

     Your Committees have discussed whether any other legislative caucus has been statutorily established, and respectfully request that subsequent committees consider whether or not the statutory establishment of the keiki and kupuna caucuses will delegitimize the other caucuses that have not been statutorily established.

     The Hawaii Alliance for Retired Americans and AARP Hawaii testified in support of this measure.

     Your Committees have amended this bill by:

     (1)  Changing its effective date to January 1, 2050; and

     (2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

     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 are in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2144, as amended herein, and recommend that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2144, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Legislative Management.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Human Services and Health,

____________________________ RYAN I. YAMANE, Chair

____________________________ JOHN M. MIZUNO, Chair