STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3055

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  S.C.R. No. 40
                                        




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Health and Human Services, to which was
referred S.C.R. No. 40 entitled:

     "SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE HAWAII STATE
     COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to express the legislature's
support of the Hawaii State Commission on the Status of Women
(HSCSW).

     Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure
from the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, Department
of Public Safety, HSCSW, Honolulu Department of Community
Services, Hawaii Women Lawyers, Volunteer Legal Services of
Hawaii, Hawaii State Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Sex
Abuse Treatment Center, Hawaii Coalition for Affordable Long Term
Care, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Hawaii Women's Political
Caucus, and two private individuals.

     The HSCSW is an integral component in educating,
coordinating, and disseminating information regarding women,
family, and community issues.  Working women in particular have a
dual commitment to family and work, and their voice is being
heard in policy-making decisions, as evidenced by the presence of
the HSCSW at the legislature during each Session.  The testimony
of the HSCSW is strong, clear, and precise.  The HSCSW provides a
perspective that represents women, families, and children.  This
kind of input is unique and valuable.

 
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     This measure is intended to reaffirm the legislature's
commitment to the HSCSW to ensure its continued work in the
community.

     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 concurs with the intent and purpose of
S.C.R. No. 40, and recommends that it 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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