LCC student Raezheen Pascua interviews Sen. Shimabukuro for class paper

On March 4th, 2016, LCC student and Makaha resident Raezheen Pascua interviewed Senator Maile Shimabukuro as part of Professor Joanne Little’s (Social Work program) course at Leeward Community College. The interview covered Senate Bill 2560 SD1 and also clarified the senator’s position in support of it.  

SB 2560 “Requires and appropriates funds for the department of health to provide treatment and care for homeless individuals with serious and persistent mental health challenges as a part of its comprehensive mental health system. (SD2).”  Here is a link to the bill’s status:

http://capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=2560&year=2016