STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1328

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.C.R. No. 73

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2021

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Public Safety, Intergovernmental, and Military Affairs, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 73 entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING THE STATE OF HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TO CONTINUE TO OPERATE THE HAWAII NATIONAL GUARD YOUTH CHALLENGE ACADEMY HILO CAMPUS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to urge the Department of Defense to continue to operate the Hawaii National Guard Youth Challenge Academy's Hilo Campus.

Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Department of Defense.

Your Committee finds that the mission of the National Guard youth challenge program is to intervene in and reclaim the lives of sixteen to eighteen year old "at promise" youth and produce program graduates with the values, life skills, education, and self-discipline necessary to succeed as productive citizens. The Hawaii National Guard Youth Challenge Academy's Hilo Campus has been extremely successful in dissuading at-risk youths from causing harm to others and themselves. Due to budget constraints, the Hawaii Department of Defense is expected to close the Hawaii National Guard Youth Challenge Academy's Hilo Campus and eliminate forty-two positions. This measure will urge the Department of Defense to continue to operate the Hawaii National Guard Youth Challenge Academy's Hilo Campus so that it will not close and the cadets may continue to receive the invaluable benefits associated with the Hilo campus.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Public Safety, Intergovernmental, and Military Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 73 and recommends its adoption.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Public Safety, Intergovernmental, and Military Affairs,

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CLARENCE K. NISHIHARA, Chair