STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1316-14

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2014

RE:   H.C.R. No. 211

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2014

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Human Services, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 211 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE STATE OF HAWAII TO ADDRESS RAPIDLY GROWING INCOME INEQUALITY IN HAWAII,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to address the rapidly growing income inequality in Hawaii by requesting the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to convene a task force addressing this inequality and submit a report to the Legislature prior to the Regular Session of 2015.

Hawai‘i Appleseed Center for Law and Economic Justice testified in support of this measure.

     Your Committee notes that very little testimony was received on this measure and that no one was present at the hearing to answer questions.  Should your Committee on Finance choose to hear this measure, your Committee encourages further discussion of this measure.

     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. 211 and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance.

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

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MELE CARROLL, Chair