STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1580

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    S.R. No. 96

 

 

 

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committees on Public Safety and Intergovernmental and Military Affairs and Health and Human Services, to which was referred S.R. No. 96 entitled:

 

"SENATE RESOLUTION URGING THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU'S CRISIS OUTREACH RESPONSE AND ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM TO PROVIDE REGULAR CARE AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN THE CENTRAL OAHU, NORTH SHORE, LEEWARD, AND WINDWARD REGIONS OF OAHU ON A REGULAR ROTATING SCHEDULE,"

 

beg leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose and intent of this measure is to urge the City and County of Honolulu's Crisis Outreach Response and Engagement Program to provide regular care and services to individuals experiencing homelessness in the central Oahu, North Shore, Leeward, and Windward regions of Oahu on a regular rotating schedule.

 

     Your Committees received testimony in support of this measure from one individual.

 

     Your Committees find that the City and County of Honolulu established the Crisis Outreach Response and Engagement (CORE) Program in October 2021 to provide services to Oahu's unsheltered population.  However, the CORE Program primarily focuses on Honolulu's urban core, stretching from Chinatown to Waikiki.  Your Committees believe that expanding the reach of the CORE Program throughout Oahu may prove effective in supporting individuals experiencing homelessness and addressing resident's concerns about Oahu's homeless population.  This measure benefits and improves outcomes for residents and unhoused persons on Oahu.

 

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Public Safety and Intergovernmental and Military Affairs and Health and Human Services that are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose of S.R. No. 96 and recommend its adoption.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Public Safety and Intergovernmental and Military Affairs and Health and Human Services,

 

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JOY A. SAN BUENAVENTURA, Chair

 

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GLENN WAKAI, Chair