STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1057

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2011

RE:   H.C.R. No. 44

      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 Human Services, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 44 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION STRONGLY URGING THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FEDERAL AID TO THE STATE OF HAWAII FOR THE PROVISION OF VARIOUS STATE SERVICES TO MIGRANTS FROM THE COMPACT OF FREE ASSOCIATION NATIONS; DEEM MIGRANTS ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE FEDERALLY FUNDED FINANCIAL AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE; AN D PROVIDE DIALYSIS AND CHEMOTHERAPY CENTERS IN MICRONESIA AND ALL AREAS WITHIN THE COMPACT OF FREE ASSOCIATION NATIONS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to urge the United States to provide additional aide to the State of Hawaii for the provision of various state services migrants from the Compact of Free Association Nations.

     Your committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Human Services, Department of Education, Hawaii Catholic Conference, Weinberg Village Waimanalo and two individuals.

     Your committee amended this concurrent resolution by:

     (1) Updating the services provided by the Department of Human

Services to the Compact of Free Association migrants in Hawaii from $37,116,912 in 2007 to $52,129,664 in 2010.  

     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 H.C.R. No. 44, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 44, H.D. 1.

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

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JOHN M. MIZUNO, Chair