STAND. COM. REP. NO.  959-10

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2010

 

RE:   H.C.R. No. 115

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2010

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Housing, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 115 entitled:

 

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SERVICES OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU, AND ANY OTHER AGENCIES OR ENTITIES NECESSARY, TO DEVELOP A PLAN TO RESOLVE ISSUES RELATED TO HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS LIVING IN ABANDONED VEHICLES,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to help address community health and safety concerns by requesting relevant state and county departments to develop a plan to resolve issues related to homeless individuals living in abandoned vehicles.

 

     A concerned individual provided comments.

 

     Your Committee has amended this concurrent resolution by:

 

     (1)  Requesting the relevant departments to include a consideration of situations in which a homeless individual has permission to live in an abandoned vehicle that is not parked in areas prohibited by law; and

 

     (2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Housing that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 115, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 115, H.D. 1.

 

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Housing,

 

 

 

 

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RIDA CABANILLA, Chair