STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3356

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.C.R. No. 191

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committees on Public Safety, Intergovernmental, and Military Affairs and Transportation and Energy, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 191 entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING ALL THE COUNTIES OF HAWAII TO CREATE A SPECIAL LICENSE PLATE DECAL, SIMILAR TO THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU'S "HAWAII SAYS NO MORE WEEK" SPECIAL LICENSE PLATE DECAL, TO RAISE FUNDS TO END DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ABUSE,"

beg leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to urge all counties of Hawaii to create a special license plate decal, similar to the City and County of Honolulu's "Hawaii Says NO MORE Week" decal, to raise funds to end domestic violence and sexual abuse.

Your Committees received testimony in support of this measure from the Hawaii Youth Services Network and O‘ahu County Committee on Legislative Priorities of the Democratic Party of Hawai‘i.

Your Committees find that roughly one in seven women in Hawaii are sexually assaulted, one in three teens are either sexually or physically assaulted, and one in two women and one in five men have experienced some form of sexual victimization in their lives. Your Committees further find that the NO MORE campaign is a national movement to end domestic violence and sexual abuse in the United States, and Hawaii Says NO MORE is a Hawaii-specific movement to achieve the same goals.

Your Committees find the Hawaii Says NO MORE campaign admirable, as it raises awareness and encourages discussions about addressing domestic violence and sexual abuse. The special license plate decals will act as a visible representation of support for victims of abuse, and a portion of the proceeds will help shelter victims of abuse.

As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Public Safety, Intergovernmental, and Military Affairs and Transportation and Energy that are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 191 and recommend its adoption.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Public Safety, Intergovernmental, and Military Affairs and Transportation and Energy,

________________________________ LORRAINE R. INOUYE, Chair

________________________________ CLARENCE K. NISHIHARA, Chair