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COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII
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RESOLUTION NO. 313 0'7
A RESOLUTION ACKNOWLEDING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AS A PROBLEM THAT
NEEDS TO BE BOTH CLAIMED AND ADDRESSED BY THE COMMUNITY.
WHEREAS, in 2006 alone, the County of Hawaii had 937 abuse cases, 288 sexual
assaults, and 521 violations of orders; and
WHEREAS, during that same year, there were 59 assault cases, 56 terroristic threatening
cases, 11 kidnapping and unlawful imprisonment cases, two attempted murders, one murder, 13
reckless driving and endangerment cases, and 59 strangulation cases all involving domestic
partners or family members; and
WHEREAS, domestic violence is a problem that must be claimed by the community and
as a whole; and
WHEREAS, domestic violence must be claimed by schools; and
WHEREAS, domestic violence must be claimed by churches; and
WHEREAS, domestic violence must be claimed by social service agencies; and
WHEREAS, domestic violence must be claimed by various county, state and federal
agencies that employ a range of public servants from police officers and firefighters to doctors
and nurses; and
WHEREAS, domestic violence must be claimed by unions; and
WHEREAS, domestic violence must be claimed by private employers; and
WHEREAS, domestic violence must be claimed by the print, radio and TV media; and
WHEREAS, domestic violence must be claimed by mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers,
aunts, uncles, grandmothers and grandfathers; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that,
once domestic violence is claimed by the community as a problem, social service agencies,
governmental agencies, and private individuals can work together for a strategic response to the
problem; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that once there is a strategic response to domestic
violence, there will be more public awazeness, more reporting that leads to eazly intervention and
the reduction of victims, more arrests, more prosecutions, and the ultimate reduction of this
community problem; and
BE IT FURTI-IER RESOLVED that, with increased community commitment and
public awareness, there will be more reporting, more arrests, and more prosecutions, which
potentially will mean the need for more police officers, prosecuting attorneys and social service
agents to be assigned to this effort; and
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be sent to all Big Island
hospitals, schools, unions, the Honorable Mayor Harry Kim, various media outlets, the Big
Island delegation of the State Legislature and the U.S. congressional delegation for Hawaii.
Dated at Kona , Hawaii, this 19th day of September , 2007.
1NTRODUCED BY:
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COUNCIL EMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAII
COUNTY COUNCIL ROLL CALL VOTE
County of Hawaii AYES NOES ABS EX
Hilo, Hawaii FORD X ^J
RIGA X
I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by HOFFMANN X
the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the IKEDA X
County of Hawaii on September 19, 2007
JACOBSON X
NAEOLE X
ATTEST: PILAGO X
- YAGONG X
YOSHIMOTO X
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Reference: Comm. 619/HSEDC- 5 _
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