STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1916-24

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2024

RE: S.C.R. No. 64

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Health & Homelessness, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 64 entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING THE STATE AND COUNTIES TO PRIORITIZE AND DIRECT ALL AVAILABLE RESOURCES TO SUPPORTING COORDINATED INTERAGENCY COLLABORATION AND PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS AIMED AT ADDRESSING THE ONGOING FENTANYL EPIDEMIC,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to urge the State and counties to prioritize and direct all available resources to supporting coordinated interagency collaboration and public-private partnerships aimed at addressing the ongoing fentanyl epidemic.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Health and Hawaii Island Fentanyl Task Force.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Health & Homelessness that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 64 and recommends its adoption.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Health & Homelessness,

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DELLA AU BELATTI, Chair