S.R. No. 77 Summary

• Requests the Executive Office on Aging to continue research and investigation into timebanking as an alternative currency system for Hawaii's respite care services.

• Directs the agency to study how "time dollars" could address service gaps identified in the 2009 "Respite Care in the State of Hawaii" report, including transportation and cost barriers.

• Timebanking allows community members to earn and spend "time dollars" by providing and receiving services, potentially strengthening respite support for family caregivers.

• Requires the Executive Office on Aging to submit findings, recommendations, and any proposed legislation to the Legislature no later than twenty days before the 2014 Regular Session.

• Recognizes that seventy percent of timebank participants in the United States join for economic reasons and that this model may help families conserve resources while enabling care recipients to age in place.