STAND. COM. REP. NO. 477

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 1999

                                   RE:  S.B. No. 1035
                                        




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. 1035, entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO RETAIL LIQUOR SALES TO
     MINORS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this administration measure is to allow
persons under twenty-one years of age to participate in
authorized studies or enforcement of statutory provisions
relating to the sale of liquor to minors.

     Testimony in support of this measure was received from the
Department of Health.

     Your Committee finds that alcohol is the most socially
accepted substance in our society and also one of the most
abused.  Your Committee further finds that education and
enforcement are essential to preventing our youth from using
liquor.  Using underage individuals to participate in controlled
purchases of liquor will enable the department to improve
education and enforcement relating to the use of liquor by
minors.

     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. 1035, and recommends that it pass Second Reading and
be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

 
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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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