STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1265

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 1999

                                   RE:  S.C.R. No. 12
                                        




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Economic Development, to which was
referred S.C.R. No. 12 entitled:

     "SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING THE STATE OF HAWAII TO
     PARTICIPATE IN THE FEDERAL MILLION SOLAR ROOFS INITIATIVE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to support the efforts of
federal, state, and local entities actively engaged in the
Million Solar Roofs Initiative.

     Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure
from the Hawaii Renewable Energy Alliance, Kauai Electric and
Citizens Utilities Company, Hawaiian Electric Industries, and one
individual.  The Department of Business, Economic Development,
and Tourism submitted comments. 

     Your Committee finds that the Governor has written to
President Clinton in support of the President's Climate Change
Action Plan, stating that Hawaii seeks to maximize energy
efficiency measures, particularly in the area of solar energy,
and hopes to be a major participant the Department of Energy's
Million Solar Roofs program.

     Your Committee is equally supportive of these efforts to
promote energy efficiency in Hawaii.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Economic Development that is attached to this

 
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report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of
S.C.R. No. 12 and recommends that it be referred to the Committee
on Ways and Means.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Economic
                                   Development,



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                                   LORRAINE R. INOUYE, Chair

 
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