STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2916

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    S.C.R. No. 194

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2010

State of Hawaii

Madam:

     Your Committee on Human Services, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 194 entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TO AUTHORIZE THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE ON AGING IN PLACE TO CONTINUE TO MEET AND CARRY OUT THE WORK OF THE COMMITTEE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to request that the Senate President and Speaker of the House of Representatives authorize the Joint Legislative Committee on Aging in Place to continue to meet and carry out the work of the Committee that is currently set to terminate on June 30, 2010.

     Testimony in support of this measure was submitted by the Association for the Advancement of Retired Persons, the Policy Advisory Board for Elder Affairs, the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, and three individuals.  Written testimony presented to the Committee may be reviewed on the Legislature's website.

     Your Committee finds that being able to age with dignity in one's own home is a highly coveted idea with members of our community, and that resources should be utilized so that people are allowed to age as long as possible at home.  Your Committee also finds that many grandparents in the community are raising their grandchildren or are significant caregivers for them and experience many of the same obstacles that younger caregivers do when in a family setting.  Your Committee further finds that despite the economic climate that has eliminated many resources for these caregivers, the issue of aging in place continues to be very important to members of the community and the work of the Joint Legislative Committee on Aging in Place should continue.

     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. 194 and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

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

____________________________

SUZANNE CHUN OAKLAND, Chair