STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1421

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2017

RE:   H.R. No. 83

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Health, to which was referred H.R. No. 83 entitled:

"HOUSE RESOLUTION URGING LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TO FOLLOW THE GUIDELINES DEVELOPED BY THE MALAMA KAKOU PROJECT FOR THE TESTING OF SEXUAL ASSAULT EVIDENCE COLLECTION KITS AND REQUESTING AN ANNUAL REPORT FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL ON THE TESTING OF SEXUAL ASSAULT EVIDENCE COLLECTION KITS IN THE STATE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to urge all law enforcement agencies statewide to test the sexual assault evidence collection kits in their possession according to guidelines developed by the Malama Kakou Project pursuant to Act 207, Session Laws of Hawaii 2016, and to request that the Attorney General submit annual reports to the Legislature on the collection and testing of sexual assault evidence collection kits by law enforcement agencies.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from an individual.

     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.R. No. 83 and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Judiciary.

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

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DELLA AU BELATTI, Chair