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�•Oi y• <br /> Wil Okabe <br /> -7 I .1->>. le Managing Director <br /> e.cHarry Kim •• <br /> Mayor 'i••r_ <br /> Barbara J. Kossow <br /> '•�'"-' " a,• Deputy Managing <br /> •moi•M�•��- Director <br /> (Luuntg of u1uan <br /> )Rice of tllegnr <br /> 25 Aupuni Street,Suite 2603 • Hdo,Hawaii 96720 • (808)961-8211 • Fax(808)961-6553 <br /> KONA. 74-5044 Ane Kcohokalole Hwy,Bldg C • Kmlua-Kona,Hawaii 96740 <br /> (808)323-4444 • Fax(808)323-4440 <br /> March 15, 2017 <br /> Senator Josh Green, Chair <br /> Committee on Human Services <br /> Hawaii State Capitol <br /> Honolulu, HI 96813 <br /> Senator Will Espero, Chair <br /> Committee on Housing <br /> Hawai'i State Capitol <br /> Honolulu, HI 96813 <br /> Dear Chairs Green, Espero, and Committee members: <br /> RE: Homelessness: HB 527, HD1; HB 1195, HD 1; HB 1281, HD 1 <br /> HB 83, HD1;HB 1240, HD2; HB1098, HD2; SCR 56 <br /> Between your two committees, all the above bills dealing with homelessness will <br /> be heard. It is difficult for me to pick and choose among them, and I will defer to your <br /> good judgment as to which approaches should move forward and be funded. But I <br /> would be remiss if I did not thank you for the attention that you are giving to the issue, <br /> and express my hope that you and your fellow legislators will continue to strive to ease <br /> this burden and deal humanely with the pain that homelessness afflicts, both on those <br /> without shelter and on the community at large. <br /> I should put in a special word for SCR 56. Using Medicaid funds to treat <br /> homelessness seems to be such an innovative approach; it deserves extra kudos. <br /> Homelessness is an obvious failure of our society to meet the basic needs of all <br /> our people. We cannot hesitate to search for solutions. <br /> Res. -ctfully submitted, <br /> Harry Ki <br /> Mayor <br /> County of Hawaii is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. <br />