STAND. COM. REP. NO. 450

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 1999

                                   RE:  S.B. No. 228
                                        




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Health and Human Services, to which was
referred S.B. No. 228 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO ESTABLISH MAUI
     FOOD BANK, INC.,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to make an appropriation to
establish a Maui Food Bank, Inc.

     Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure
from the Chair and Vice-Chair of the Maui County Council.  Maui
Foodbank, Inc., gave oral testimony in support of this measure.

     Your Committee finds that the Maui Food Bank, Inc.,
presently serves approximately 9,000 clients per month, although
assessing figures for rural areas is inherently difficult.  There
is still a great unmet need.  The Maui branch of the Hawaii
Foodbank, Inc., based on Oahu, closed abruptly in September,
1994, because of a lack of funds.  Maui Food Bank, Inc., is
presently trying to re-establish the Maui food bank operations as
an independent entity.  This measure is to assist in that regard.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Health and Human Services that is attached to this
report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose
of S.B. No. 228 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be
referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.


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



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                                   SUZANNE CHUN OAKLAND, Chair

 
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