STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1239

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2015

 

RE:   H.C.R. No. 30

 

 

 

 

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2015

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Human Services, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 30 entitled:

 

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE HAWAII ACCESS TO JUSTICE COMMISSION TO ASSEMBLE VARIOUS STATE AND COMMUNITY ENTITIES TO DETERMINE WHICH AGENCY OR ORGANIZATION SHOULD ADMINISTER FUNDING FOR CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES TO THE LOW- AND MODERATE-INCOME,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to request the Hawaii Access to Justice Commission to assemble a working group of interested government agencies and community entities to develop a plan that will determine which agency or organization is best suited to administer funding for civil legal services to low- and moderate-income individuals.

 

     The Legal Aid Society of Hawaii, Access to Justice Commission, Volunteer Legal Services Hawaii, and an individual supported this measure.  The Office of Community Services commented on this measure.

 

     Should the Committee on Judiciary deliberate this measure further, your Committee respectfully requests that it consider the amendments proposed by the Legal Aid Society of Hawaii and consider inviting more stakeholders to be participants in the working group.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Human Services that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 30 and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

 

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

 

 

 

 

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DEE MORIKAWA, Chair