STAND.
COM. REP. NO. 1628
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2025
RE: H.C.R. No. 107
H.D. 1
Honorable Nadine K. Nakamura
Speaker, House of Representatives
Thirty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2025
State of Hawaii
Madame:
Your Committee on Human Services & Homelessness, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 107 entitled:
"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE HAWAII STATE COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN TO CONVENE A WORKING GROUP TO DEVELOP MEASURES TO STRENGTHEN PROTECTIONS UNDER TITLE IX,"
begs leave to report as follows:
Your Committee received testimony in support
of this measure from the Hawai‘i State LGBTQ+ Commission; Hawai‘i State Commission on the Status of
Women; Imua Alliance; Every Voice Hawai‘i; AAUW of Hawai‘i; and one individual.
Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Department of
Education.
Your Committee finds that sex-based
discrimination and harassment remain persistent issues in Hawaii's education
system, with many incidents going unreported, creating hostile learning
environments that negatively affect students' well-being and academic success. This measure seeks to address these challenges
by requesting the Hawaii State Commission on the Status of Women to convene a
working group to develop stronger state-level protections under Title IX and
ensure equal access to educational opportunities for all students in Hawaii.
Your Committee has amended this measure by:
(1) Adding a representative of the Hawaiʻi State LGBTQ+ Commission and a student representative to the working group;
(2) Clarifying that the chairperson of the working group is requested to invite certain members of the working group; and
(3) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Human Services & Homelessness that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 107, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 107, H.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Human Services & Homelessness,
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____________________________ LISA MARTEN, Chair |
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