STAND. COM. REP. NO.  938

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2015

RE:   H.C.R. No. 37

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2015

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Human Services, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 37 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING AN AUDIT OF CHILD CUSTODY PROCEEDINGS INVOLVING THE COMMISSION OF FAMILY VIOLENCE BY A PARENT, TO ASSESS THE USE AND APPLICATION OF SECTION 571-46, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to assess the proper use and application of Section 571-46(a)(9)-(14), Hawaii Revised Statutes, by Family Court judges to address problems of family violence in child custody disputes by requesting the Auditor to review and report on all child custody proceedings where family violence has been alleged to have been committed by a parent and that were heard by the Family Courts from January 1, 2004, to December 31, 2009.  

Safe Kids International and many individuals supported this measure.  The Judiciary provided comments on this measure.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Human Services that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 37 and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Human Services,

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DEE MORIKAWA, Chair