STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1787

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2009

 

RE:   H.C.R. No. 27

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 27 entitled:

 

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING A STUDY OF DISPARATE TREATMENT IN HAWAII'S CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to ensure fair and equitable treatment for all, regardless of race or culture, by requesting that the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) initiate a study on disparate treatment of native Hawaiians in Hawaii's criminal justice system.

 

     OHA, American Civil Liberties Union of Hawaii, Hawaii State Democratic Women's Caucus, Community Alliance on Prisons, The Drug Policy Action Group, Hawaii Political Action Council of Hawaii, and several concerned individuals supported this concurrent resolution.

 

     Your Committee has amended this concurrent resolution by:

 

(1)  Providing that certified copies be sent to all members of OHA's Board of Trustees and the mayors of each county; and

 

(2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive changes for clarity, consistency, and style.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 27, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 27, H.D. 1.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Hawaiian Affairs,

 

 

 

 

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MELE CARROLL, Chair