STAND. COM. REP. 546

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2003

RE: H.B. No. 1603

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Health, to which was referred H.B. No. 1603 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO ESTABLISH AN ADOLESCENT TREATMENT CENTER ON THE ISLAND OF HAWAII,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to address the rapidly increasing use of crystal methamphetamine by appropriating funds to establish an adolescent substance abuse treatment center on the island of Hawaii.

A United States Senator; the Department of Health; Office of the Mayor, County of Hawaii; a Hawaii County councilmember; Hawaii Island Economic Development Board; Blueprint for Change; Family and Support Services of West Hawaii; Hawaii Primary Care Association; and an individual submitted testimony in support of this measure.

Your Committee finds that crystal methamphetamine (ice) is the greatest threat to the health and public safety of communities on the island of Hawaii. Your Committee heard compelling testimony explaining that Big Island youths do not have many positive role models because of the rapidly increasing drug problem in their communities.

 

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Health that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1603 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Health,

 

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DENNIS A. ARAKAKI, Chair