STAND. COM. REP. NO.  193

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2009

 

RE:   H.B. No. 1818

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Public Safety, to which was referred H.B. No. 1818 entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO COGNITIVE RESTRUCTURING,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this bill is to promote the successful transition from incarceration to the community by requiring the Department of Public Safety (PSD) to establish a pilot program combining cognitive behavioral therapy with native Hawaiian holistic interventions that address domestic violence, addictions, self mastery through identity, and community connections.

 

     The American Civil Liberties Union, Hawaii Substance Abuse Coalition and several concerned individuals testified in support of this bill.  PSD supported the intent of the measure.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Public Safety that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1818 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Hawaiian Affairs.

 

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Public Safety,

 

 

 

 

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FAYE HANOHANO, Chair