STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1714-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: H.R. No. 122

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred H.R. No. 122, H.D. 1, entitled:

"HOUSE RESOLUTION URGING THE STATE COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN TO WORK WITH THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ACTION CENTER, THE FILIPINO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF HAWAI‘I, AND OTHER CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE IN HAWAII, AS APPROPRIATE, TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT AN OUTREACH PROGRAM AIMED AT INFORMING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS OF AVAILABLE RESOURCES FOR ASSISTANCE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to urge the State Commission on the Status of Women to work with the Domestic Violence Action Center, the Filipino Chamber of Commerce of Hawai‘i, and other Chambers of Commerce in Hawaii, as appropriate, to develop and implement an outreach program aimed at informing domestic violence victims of available resources for assistance.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from Hawaii Friends of Civil Rights and the HI Coalition for Immigrant Rights.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 122, H.D. 1, and recommends its adoption.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs,

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MARK M. NAKASHIMA, Chair