STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1391

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2011

RE:   H.C.R. No. 218

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Health, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 218 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING AN AUDIT OF CHILD CUSTODY PROCEEDINGS INVOLVING THE COMMISSION OF FAMILY VIOLENCE BY A PARENT, TO ASSESS THE APPLICATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF SECTION 571-46, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to request the Office of the Auditor to audit a sampling of contested child custody proceedings in which family violence has been alleged to have been committed by a parent and that were heard by the Family Courts between January 1, 2004, and December 31, 2010, to assess the application and enforcement of the criteria established for the Family Courts to consider in custody or visitation disputes where domestic violence has been involved under section 571-46(a)(9)-(14), Hawaii Revised Statutes.

     The Hawaii State Coalition Against Domestic Violence supported the intent of this measure.  The Judiciary commented on this measure. 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Health that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 218 and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

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

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RYAN I. YAMANE, Chair