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                                 STAND. COM. REP. NO. 224________

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 1999

                                 RE: H.B. No. 590
                                     




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Human Services and Housing, to which was
referred H.B. No. 590 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO VIOLENCE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to establish a protocol for the
development and implementation of death review teams to review
any adult domestic violence and sexual assault-related deaths.

     The Hawaii State Commission on the Status of Women submitted
testimony in support of this measure.  The Department of Health
submitted testimony in support of the intent of this measure.
The Department of the Prosecuting Attorney of the City and County
of Honolulu submitted comments on this measure.

     An identical measure passed both houses during the last
legislative session and similar measures have been implemented in
other states.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Human Services and Housing that is attached to this
report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose
of H.B. No. 590 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be
referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs.


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



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                                   DENNIS A. ARAKAKI, Chair