STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1414-14

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2014

RE:   H.C.R. No. 89

      H.D. 2

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2014

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 89, H.D. 1, entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A WORKING GROUP TO EXPLORE STRATEGIES TO ALLOW DOGS IN PARTICIPATING RESTAURANTS AND BARS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to request the Department of Health to establish a working group to explore strategies and develop recommendations that will allow dogs to be welcomed in participating restaurants and bars while ensuring the health and safety of both humans and animals.

The Department of Health, the Disability and Communication Access Board, Hawaiian Humane Society, and several individuals supported this measure.  An individual commented on this measure.

Your Committees have amended this measure by:

(1)  Including the Executive Director of the Hawaii Disability Rights Center on the working group;

(2)  Adding the Hawaii Humane Society as the entity that convenes the working group; and

(3)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 89, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 89, H.D. 2.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce,

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ANGUS L.K. McKELVEY, Chair