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Mo,• Wil Okabe <br /> r>'u; <br /> Managing Director <br /> Harry Kim <br /> Mayor _='•Ts <br /> _._.:._ Barbara J.Kossow <br /> .fie• Deputy Managing Director <br /> ttnnntg of c of iai`i <br /> ®ffrre of the 4ltagur <br /> 25 Aupuni Street,Suite 2603 • Hilo,Hawaii 96720 • (808)961-8211 • Fax(808)961-6553 <br /> KONA: 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Hwy,Bldg C • Kailua-Kona,Hawaii 96740 <br /> (808)323-4444 • Fax(808)323-4440 <br /> March 20, 2017 <br /> Rep. Della Au Belatti, Chair <br /> Committee on Health <br /> Hawai'i State Capitol <br /> Honolulu, HI 96813 <br /> Rep. Dee Morikawa, Chair <br /> Committee on Human Services <br /> Hawai'i State Capitol <br /> Honolulu, HI 96813 <br /> Dear Chair Belatti, Chair Morikawa, and Members, <br /> RE: SB7, SD2 <br /> Relating to Medicaid <br /> I want to thank you for the attention that you are giving to the issue of <br /> homelessness. Homelessness reflects the failure of our society to meet the needs of all <br /> our people, and it is my hope that you and your fellow legislators will continue to strive <br /> to ease this burden and deal humanely with the pain that homelessness inflicts, both on <br /> those without shelter and on the community at large. <br /> SB7, SD2, which calls on DHS/DOH to develop a plan in which Medicaid pays <br /> for supportive housing services, has been identified by our Big Island homeless <br /> experts—our local Community Alliance Partners-- as one of their top priorities for this <br /> legislative session. I therefore am pleased to stand with them in asking that SB7 be <br /> approved with adequate funding and an early effective date. <br /> Respectfully submitted <br /> Harry Kim <br /> Mayor <br /> County of Hawaii Is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer <br />