Bill Text: HI HCR116 | 2011 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Task Force; OHA; Report to Address Recidivism in native Hawaiians
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-03-31 - (H) Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on JUD as amended in HD 1 with none voting no and Herkes, McKelvey, Takumi excused. [HCR116 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2011-HCR116-Amended.html
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HOUSE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION
REQUESTING THE CONVENING OF A TASK FORCE TO REPORT ON EARLY INTERVENTION STRATEGIES AND RESOURCES TO MITIGATE ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR AND AVERT INCARCERATION AND RECIDIVISM AMONG NATIVE HAWAIIANS.
WHEREAS, there is a concern for the health and welfare of native Hawaiian inmates in prisons in Hawaii and the continental United States; and
WHEREAS, due to a number of historic and socioeconomic factors, native Hawaiians make up a disproportionately high percentage of the inmate population in the state prison system, accounting for 24 percent of the overall state population but 39 percent of the incarcerated population; and
WHEREAS, in response to those concerns, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, in collaboration with public and private entities, published a report entitled "The Disparate Treatment of Native Hawaiians in the Criminal Justice System" in September 2010; and
WHEREAS, this report found that, when controlled for all factors except ethnicity, native Hawaiians face disparate treatment in the Hawaii criminal justice system in many areas, including longer prison sentences, probations, and a higher percentage of parole revocations; and
WHEREAS, as detailed in the report, two of the key factors that contribute to recidivism are a lack of standard and culturally-based programs in prison to adequately prepare an inmate for reentry into society; and
WHEREAS, early intervention strategies and resources mitigate antisocial behavior and avert incarceration and recidivism by serving as positive and effective influences through their emphasis on coping and self-efficacy skills, positive behavioral interventions, education and training, and coordinated services at home, at school, and in the community; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Twenty-sixth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2011, the Senate concurring, that the Office of Hawaiian Affairs is requested to convene a task force to produce a comprehensive report on early intervention strategies and resources needed to mitigate antisocial behavior and avert incarceration and recidivism among native Hawaiians; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Office of Hawaiian Affairs submit the report to the Governor and the Legislature no later than 20 days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2012; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Governor, Director of Public Safety, and Chairperson of the Board of Trustees of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs.
Task Force; OHA; Report to Address Recidivism in native Hawaiians
