STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1468

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: S.B. No. 1347

S.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred S.B. No. 1347, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE WEED AND SEED STRATEGY,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to appropriate funds as a grant to Weed and Seed Hawaii, Inc., to maintain the weed and seed program, which is a collaborative effort to prevent crime and rebuild communities in targeted areas.

The Hawaii Paroling Authority, Honolulu Police Department, Gentry Homes, Ltd., O‘ahu County Committee on Legislative Priorities of the Democratic Party of Hawai‘i, Roy's Ko‘Olina, and several individuals testified in support of this measure.

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 S.B. No. 1347, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to your Committee on Finance.

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

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CHRIS LEE, Chair