HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2019

 

COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES & HOMELESSNESS

Rep. Joy A. San Buenaventura, Chair

Rep. Nadine K. Nakamura, Vice Chair

 

Rep. Della Au Belatti

Rep. Calvin K.Y. Say

Rep. Bertrand Kobayashi

Rep. James Kunane Tokioka

Rep. John M. Mizuno

Rep. Gene Ward

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

DATE:

Friday, March 22, 2019

TIME:

8:30am

PLACE:

Conference Room 329

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

HCR 35 / HR 38 /

Status / Status

REQUESTING THE AUDITOR TO CONDUCT A COMPREHENSIVE AND MANAGEMENT AUDIT OF EACH CONTRACT THAT EXCEEDS $1,000,000 AND HAS BEEN ENTERED INTO DURING THE PAST FIVE YEARS BETWEEN THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES AND ANY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION.

 

 

HSH, FIN

HCR 36

Status

URGING THE GOVERNOR'S COORDINATOR ON HOMELESSNESS AND THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU TO COME TOGETHER AND PRIORITIZE THEIR HOMELESSNESS EFFORTS IN THE AREA SURROUNDING THE HAWAI‘I CHILDREN'S DISCOVERY CENTER BY CONVENING A TASK FORCE.

 

 

HSH, FIN

HCR 74

Status

REAFFIRMING THE USE OF THE TERM "DEAF-BLIND" BY THE STATE OF HAWAII AND THE COUNTIES.

 

 

HSH, JUD

HCR 87 / HR 84 /

Status / Status

URGING THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE ON AGING TO WORK WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII CENTER ON AGING TO ESTABLISH AN ACTIVE AGING INITIATIVE AND ACTIVE AGING ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

 

 

HSH, FIN

HCR 96 / HR 89 /

Status / Status

URGING THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU TO WORK WITH STATE IN DEVELOPING STRATEGIES TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO THE HOMELESS AND REDUCE THE NUMBER OF HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS IN WAIPAHU.

 

 

HSH, FIN

HCR 97 / HR 90 /

Status / Status

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES TO ENTER INTO ADDITIONAL CONTRACTS WITH PROVIDER AGENCIES TO OPEN ADDITIONAL HOMELESS SHELTERS IN WAIPAHU.

 

 

HSH, FIN

HCR 175 / HR 154 /

Status / Status

REQUESTING THE STATE COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN TO MAINTAIN A DATABASE ON SEX TRAFFICKING OFFENSES.

 

 

HSH, JUD

HCR 202 / HR 182 /

Status / Status

DECLARING APRIL AS CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH.

 

 

HSH, JUD

HCR 203 / HR 183 /

Status / Status

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES TO EXAMINE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ACT 217, SESSION LAWS OF HAWAII 2018, REGARDING MISREPRESENTATION OF SERVICE ANIMALS.

 

 

HSH, JUD

HCR 206 / HR 185 /

Status / Status

STRONGLY URGING THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FEDERAL AID AND SUPPORT TO THE STATE OF HAWAII FOR FINANCIAL, MEDICAL, AND OTHER FEDERAL ASSISTANCE FOR MIGRANTS COVERED BY THE COMPACT OF FREE ASSOCIATION.

 

 

HSH, FIN

HCR 216

Status

DESIGNATING SEPTEMBER 2019 AS FAMILY MEALS MONTH.

 

 

HSH, JUD

HCR 217

Status

URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES TO CREATE A COMPACT OF FREE ASSOCIATION ADVISORY BODY.

 

 

HSH, FIN

HR 73

Status

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO CONSPICUOUSLY POST CLEARLY LEGIBLE SIGNS AT EACH PUBLIC PARK OR BEACH WITHIN THE AREA OF OAHU BOUNDED BY KALAELOA AND MAKAHA THAT DISPLAY THE TELEPHONE NUMBERS OR HOTLINE NUMBERS OF ANY COUNTY OR STATE AGENCY THAT PROVIDES ASSISTANCE TO HOMELESS PERSONS.

 

 

HSH, FIN

 

DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW

 

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Rep. Joy A. San Buenaventura

Chair