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THE SENATE |
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TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE, 2011 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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SENATE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION
REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, THE DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS, AND THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS TO CONSIDER WHETHER THEY SHOULD ENTER INTO A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING TO DEVELOP A COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAM FOR OFFENDERS ON HAWAII ISLAND.
WHEREAS, under the comprehensive offender reentry system, the Department of Public Safety is authorized to purchase service contracts for adult offender reentry programs and services that establish or improve the offender reentry system and in which each adult offender in state correctional custody is provided an individualized reentry plan; and
WHEREAS, among the programs and services that may be offered by the Department of Public Safety are community-based programs which, unlike institution-based programs, reentry programs, or reintegration programs, are programs that are administered and operated outside of a correctional facility; and
WHEREAS, generally, community-based programs are administered and operated by community agencies, faith-based organizations, non-profit organizations, and other similar entities, as opposed to state or other government agencies; and
WHEREAS, an alternative to the purchase of service contracts with community agencies and similar entities would be a memorandum of understanding with the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, for the administration and operation of a community-based program; and
WHEREAS, the Land Management Division of the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands is the division responsible for the management of the Department's lands that are not homestead lands, and are not required to be used only for homestead purposes, but may be used for other department operations; and
WHEREAS, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs has recently looked at the disparate treatment of native Hawaiians in our judicial system and has expressed concern at the number of native Hawaiians who are incarcerated; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Twenty-sixth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2011, the House of Representatives concurring, that the Department of Public Safety, Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, and Office of Hawaiian Affairs are requested to consider whether they should enter into a memorandum of understanding to develop a community‑based reentry program for offenders on Hawaii Island; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Director of Public Safety, Chairperson of the Hawaiian Homes Commission, and Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs are requested to submit a report of their findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation, to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2012; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Director of Public Safety, Chairperson of the Hawaiian Homes Commission, and Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs.
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