STAND. COM. REP. NO.  609-16

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2016

 

RE:   H.B. No. 1987

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2016

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.B. No. 1987, H.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO YOUTH GANGS,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to appropriate funds for:

 

     (1)  The Office of Youth Services to provide and develop statewide prevention and intervention services and programs for at-risk youth; and

 

     (2)  The county police departments to monitor gang activities and establish new gang prevention strategies and projects.

 

     The Office of Youth Services; the Kalihi Community Youth Violence and Gang Prevention and Intervention Task Group; Parents and Children Together; and one individual testified in support of this measure.  The Department of the Prosecuting Attorney of the City and County of Honolulu provided comments.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1987, H.D. 1, and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Finance.

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

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KARL RHOADS, Chair