STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1598

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2023

RE: H.C.R. No. 72

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Human Services, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 72 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING THE OFFICE OF YOUTH SERVICES AND DISTRICT FAMILY COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT TO COLLABORATE IN IDENTIFYING PROCESSES, PROCEDURES, AND STRATEGIES FOR PARTNERING WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO MAXIMIZE REHABILITATION AND MINIMIZE RECIDIVISM FOR JUVENILE OFFENDERS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to urge the Office of Youth Services and the Family Court of the First Judicial Circuit to collaborate in identifying processes, procedures, and strategies for partnering with community organizations to maximize rehabilitation and minimize recidivism for juvenile offenders.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Hawaii Youth Services Network. Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Office of Youth Services, and The Judiciary of the State of Hawaii.

Your Committee amended this measure by:

(1) deleting all references to "District Family Court of the First Judicial Circuit" in the title and body of this resolution and replacing them with "Family Court of the First Judicial Circuit."

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Human Services that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 72, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 72, H.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Human Services,

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JOHN M. MIZUNO, Chair