STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1187-00

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 2000

                                 RE: H.R. No. 124
                                     H.D. 1




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Energy and Environmental Protection, to
which was referred H.R. No. 124 entitled: 

     "HOUSE RESOLUTION URGING THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO
     TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO ADDRESS THE SERIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL
     AND PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEMS POSED BY THE TOXIC WASTES LEFT
     BEHIND AT FORMER UNITED STATES MILITARY INSTALLATIONS IN THE
     PHILIPPINES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this resolution is to urge the United States
government to take appropriate action to address the serious
environmental and public health problems posed by toxic wastes
left behind at former United States military installations in the
Philippines.

     The Oahu Filipino Community Council and the Filipino
Coalition for Solidarity testified in support of this measure.

     Your Committee finds that the lands formerly occupied by
United States military bases in the Philippines are contaminated
with various toxic wastes that pose a serious risk to those in
the area.  Furthermore, the United States has a moral obligation
to remove the toxic waste and make the land habitable for
Filipino citizens.

     Your Committee has amended this resolution by adding a
WHEREAS clause that recognizes that the Filipino Coalition for

 
 
 
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Solidarity, Inc., is spearheading the information campaign in
Hawaii regarding this issue.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Energy and Environmental Protection that is attached
to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and
purpose of H.R. No. 124, as amended herein, and recommends that
it be referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Military
Affairs, in the form attached hereto as H.R. No. 124, H.D. 1.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Energy and
                                   Environmental Protection,



                                   ______________________________
                                   HERMINA M. MORITA, Chair