STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1674

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2011

RE:   H.C.R. No. 204

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 204, H.D. 1, entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SAFETY TO FORM A TASK FORCE TO INITIATE THE PLANNING AND DESIGN PROCESS TO DEVELOP A CORRECTIONAL TREATMENT FACILITY TO HOUSE ONE THOUSAND TO ONE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED INMATES ON UNDEVELOPED HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS ON THE ISLAND OF HAWAII, AND/OR TO CONSIDER THE FEASIBILITY OF A COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAM AT THAT LOCATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to request the Director of Public Safety to form a task force to initiate the planning and design process to develop a correctional treatment facility to house one thousand to one thousand two hundred inmates on undeveloped Hawaiian home lands on the island of Hawaii, and/or to consider the feasibility of a community-based program at that location.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 204, H.D. 1, and recommends its adoption.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

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MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair