STAND. COM. REP. NO. 466

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 1999

                                   RE:  S.B. No. 393





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. 393 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HOMELESSNESS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to appropriate funds for
homeless shelters and homeless services.

     Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure
from the Housing and Community Development Corporation of Hawaii,
NAMI Oahu, Homeless Solutions Inc., Hawaii Lawyers Care, Gregory
House Programs, Institute for Human Services, Inc., Affordable
Housing and Homeless Alliance, United Self-Help, State Council on
Mental Health, Kalihi-Palama Health Center, Ho'omau Ke Ola, and a
private citizen.

     Your Committee finds that the number of homeless persons in
Hawaii has risen dramatically over the past five years.
According to the Housing and Community Development Corporation of
Hawaii, the number of homeless persons living in the State has
increased from 5,532 individuals in 1992 to 12,887 individuals in
1998.  Your Committee further finds that homeless shelters are on
the brink of closing important programs due to lack of funds.
This measure brings much needed financial relief to homeless
shelters so that they can continue their invaluable work.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Health and Human Services that is attached to this

 
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report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose
of S.B. No. 393 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be
referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

                                   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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