STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3231

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  H.B. No. 2701
                                        H.D. 3
                                        S.D. 1




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred H.B.
No. 2701, H.D. 3, S.D. 1, entitled:

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to establish a renewable energy
demonstration project in the Department of Education for one
public school in each school district.

     Your Committee finds that the concept of alternative energy
sources has been around for decades in Hawaii, yet little effort
has been placed in trying to utilize the concept for improving
governmental services.  The State's public education system is a
good place to begin introducing the benefits of photovoltaic
cells because the benefits can extend beyond the particular site.
For example, schools are often used as emergency shelters in the
event of a disaster.  Schools educate and inform not only
students, but their parents and other family members.  Schools
can also serve as display centers to the community in general.
This bill is designed to do these things to demonstrate the
feasibility and cost-effectiveness of photovoltaics as an
alternative energy resource.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your

 
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Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No.
2701, H.D. 3, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

                                 Respectfully submitted on behalf
                                 of the members of the Committee
                                 on Ways and Means,



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                                 CAROL FUKUNAGA, Co-Chair



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                                 ANDREW LEVIN, Co-Chair

 
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