STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1054

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2013

RE:   S.B. No. 106

      S.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Health, to which was referred S.B. No. 106, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO AGING,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to enhance services for the elderly by:

     (1)  Establishing and appropriating funds in unspecified amounts for an Alzheimer's disease and related dementia services coordinator position within the Executive Office on Aging;

     (2)  Appropriating funds in unspecified amounts for the Aging and Disability Resource Center, Kupuna Care Program, and Healthy Aging Partnership Program; and

     (3)  Appropriating funds in unspecified amounts for grants pursuant to Chapter 42F, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to Catholic Charities of Hawaii for the Lanakila Multi-Purpose Senior Center, the Moiliili Senior Center, and the Waikiki Community Center.

The Department of Community Services of the City and County of Honolulu; County of Hawaii Office of Aging; Catholic Charities Hawaii; Hawaii Alliance for Retired Americans; Waikiki Community Center; AARP Hawaii; Healthcare Association of Hawaii; Ka‘u Rural Health Community Association, Inc.; ILWU Local 142; and numerous individuals testified in support of this measure.  The State Council on Developmental Disabilities; Child & Family Services, Goodwill Industries of Hawaii; Lanakila Pacific; and Partners in Development Foundation testified in support of the intent of this measure.  The Executive Office on Aging and Moiliili Community Center Senior Center Program provided comments 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 is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 106, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

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

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DELLA AU BELATTI, Chair