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COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY
AND MASS TRANSIT
DATE: October 20, 2015 Re: Comm. No. 448/Res.No. 268-15
PLACE: Council Chambers
Kona, Hawai`i
TIME: 4:52 p.m.
Council Chair and Members
Hawai`i County Council
Hilo, Hawai`i 96720
Your Committee on Public Safety and Mass Transit, to which was referred Resolution No. 268-15, reports
as follows:
Resolution No. 268-15, transmitted by Council Member Greggor Ilagan, via Communication No. 448 dated
August 25, 2015, enlists the County of Hawai'i in the Stepping Up Initiative to reduce the number of jailed
persons with mental illnesses.
This resolution first appeared before Your Committee on October 6, 2015, and postponed to October 20,
2015 due to concerns regarding the language of the resolution shared by Prosecuting Attorney Mitch Roth.
At the October 20th meeting, there was one testifier present in the Hilo Council Chambers, Les Estrella on
behalf of Going Home Consortium. Mr. Estrella spoke in support of the proposed amendments to this
resolution via Communication 448.3. Mr. Estrella also quoted the last paragraph in a written testimony
provided by Marilyn Brown, Ph. D, Associate Professor—Sociology Department, please refer to
Communication 448.5.
Prior to discussion, Committee Chair Paleka relinquished the Chair to Committee Member David. This is
due to Committee Member Paleka transmitted proposed amendments to Resolution 268-15 via
Communication 448.3, and Committee Member Ilagan is the introducer of the originally drafted resolution.
At the start of discussion, Mr. Ilagan yielded to Committee Member Paleka to move this measure forward.
Mr. Paleka then shared his reasoning behind the proposed amendments via Communication 448.3,
proposing three amendments. The first amendment to the title was done to be consistent with the Stepping
Up Initiative template and in respects to jurisdiction by specifically adding Hawai'i Community
Correctional Center. The second change addresses the concerns shared by Prosecuting Attorney Mitch
Roth, by using the term `recidivism'. The third change is self-explanatory, by including Peter Cabreros, the
Warden of Hawai'i Community Correctional Center. Committee Member Ilagan shared his support for the
proposed amendments. Your Committee present approved the amendments unanimously by voice vote.
PSMTC Rept. No.: 5
PSMTC — 5 Page 2 October 20, 2015
Your Committee on Public Safety and Mass Transit is in accord with the purpose and intent of
Resolution No. 268-15, as amended to Draft 2, and recommends its adoption.
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AYES NOES ABS EX REC Respectfully submitted,
CHUNG X
DAVID X COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY
EOFF X AND MASS TRANSIT
ILAGAN X
KANUHA X
ONISHI X �. g1/1
PALEKA X DANNY PA r A, CHAIR
POINDEXTER X PSMTC REPORT NO: 5
WILLE X ADOPTED: NOV 0 3 2015
AYES—Affirmative;NOES—Negative;ABS—Absent;
EX—Excused absence;REC-Recused