STAND. COM. REP. NO.  650

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2013

 

RE:   H.B. No. 643

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 643, 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 address youth gang behavior and related issues through a comprehensive and coordinated statewide community-based effort by appropriating funds for a Youth Gang Response System that will:

 

(1)  Be coordinated by the Department of Human Services Office of Youth Services;

 

(2)  Include the participation of other relevant state and county agencies; and

 

(3)  Incorporate the critical elements of law enforcement and intelligence, training and awareness, community intervention, community prevention, information, and evaluation.  

 

     The Department of Education, Honolulu Police Department, Adult Friends for Youth, and two concerned individuals supported this measure.  The Office of Youth Services commented on this measure.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 643, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

 

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

 

 

		____________________________ SYLVIA LUKE, Chair