HI SR151

Department of Human Services requested to report on cultural and therapeutic services provided by community-based organizations at the Kawailoa Youth and Family Wellness Center

Report must include plans for expanding state and private sector collaboration to reduce homelessness and negative effects of incarceration while promoting youth wellness

Report must address positive effects of cultural and therapeutic services rooted in indigenous knowledge systems and cultural practices

Department must submit report findings, recommendations, and any proposed legislation to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2025

Resolution emphasizes that ten percent of Hawaii's homeless population comprises individuals under eighteen years old and forty-four percent of homeless youth have spent time in jail or juvenile detention