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IJ, . Wil Okabe <br /> j% Managing Director <br /> Harry Kim t•- <br /> Mayor <br /> Barbara J.Kossow <br /> • e1.t Deputy Managing Director <br /> CM* of tzfutzi`i <br /> alffirr of flioaltagor <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 28, 2017 <br /> Senator Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran, Chair <br /> Committee on Judiciary and Labor <br /> Hawai'i State Capitol <br /> Honolulu, HI 96813 <br /> Senator Jill N. Tokuda, Chair <br /> Committee on Ways and Means <br /> Hawaii State Capitol <br /> Honolulu, HI 96813 <br /> Dear Chair Keith-Agaran, Chair Tokuda, and Committee Members: <br /> RE: HB 1195, HD 1, SD 1 <br /> Relating to Homelessness <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 /> HB 1195, which calls on DHS/DOH to provide various kinds of outreach services, <br /> has been identified by our Big Island homeless experts—our local Community Alliance <br /> Partners-- as one of their top priorities for this legislative session. I therefore am pleased <br /> to stand with them in asking that HB 1195 be approved with adequate funding and an <br /> early effective date. <br /> Respectfully <br /> submitted, <br /> 0/Harry Kim <br /> Mayor <br /> County of Hawaii is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer <br />