STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2252

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: S.C.R. No. 103

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Health, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 103 entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING THE INCLUSION OF NATIVE HAWAIIAN CULTURAL INTERVENTION TREATMENT PROGRAMS, WELLNESS PLANS, AND HOLISTIC LIVING SYSTEMS OF CARE IN THE STATE OF HAWAII'S RESPONSE TO THE RISE OF MISUSE AND ABUSE OF OPIOIDS OR ILLICIT SUBSTANCES IN HAWAII,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to acknowledge that Native Hawaiians makes up a disproportionate share of the statewide population admitted to addiction treatment programs and to urge the inclusion of Native Hawaiian cultural intervention treatment programs, wellness plans, and holistic living systems of care in the State's response to the rise of misuse and abuse of opioids or illicit substances in Hawaii.

The Department of Health, Hawaii Chapter of the American Physical Therapy Association, Drug Policy Forum of Hawaii, and an individual testified in support of this measure.

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 S.C.R. No. 103 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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JOHN M. MIZUNO, Chair