STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1628-18

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2018

RE: H.R. No. 207

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committees on Housing and Health & Human Services, to which was referred H.R. No. 207 entitled:

"HOUSE RESOLUTION URGING STAGE AGENCIES AND INTERESTED PARTIES TO WORK TOGETHER TO DEVELOP STRATEGIES TO LIMIT HOMELESSNESS AND ASSIST THE EXISTING HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS IN WINDWARD OAHU,"

beg leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to address homelessness in Windward Oahu by urging state agencies, the local business community, and relevant nonprofit agencies to collaborate to develop strategies to assist people in obtaining safe and affordable housing.

The Governor's Coordinator on Homelessness and Oahu County Committee on Legislative Priorities of the Democratic Party of Hawai‘i supported this measure. The Department of Human Services provided comments.

Your Committees discussed whether the agencies, businesses, and nonprofits should focus on reducing homelessness statewide rather than address the issue in one geographic area.

Your Committees amended this measure by:

(1) Including county agencies and the local business community in the list of parties that should work together to develop strategies to limit homelessness; and

(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Housing and Health & Human Services that are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 207, as amended herein, and recommend that it be referred to your Committee on Finance, in the form attached hereto as H.R. No. 207, H.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Housing and Health & Human Services,

____________________________ JOHN M. MIZUNO, Chair

____________________________ TOM BROWER, Chair