STAND. COM. REP. NO. 245

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 1999

                                   RE:  S.B. No. 751
                                        S.D. 1




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

Sir:

     Your Committee on Transportation and Intergovernmental
Affairs, to which was referred S.B. No. 751 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO UPGRADE THE
     TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM OF THE HAWAII COUNTY POLICE
     DEPARTMENT,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to make an appropriation to
upgrade the telecommunications system of the Police Department of
the County of Hawaii.

     Testimony in support of this measure was received from the
Mayor of the County of Hawaii and the Police Department of the
County of Hawaii.

     Testimony indicated that converting the existing VHF system
of the police department to an 800 MHz trunked radio system is a
major undertaking which is beyond the financial resources of the
County of Hawaii.  However, conversion is necessary because the
current communications system is antiquated, unreliable, and
provides inadequate radio coverage for the County of Hawaii.  The
most viable solution is conversion to an 800 MHz trunked radio
system.  After conversion, the County of Hawaii (the only county
not migrated to the 800 MHz system) would be able to establish
communications links with other police departments along with
State and County Civil Defense agencies.


 
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     Your Committee finds that the telecommunications upgrade
provided in this measure will improve the efficiency and
effectiveness of the Police Department of the County of Hawaii
and further secure the safety of the police officers and the
residents of the County of Hawaii.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by deleting the
amount appropriated and deferring this determination to the
Committee on Ways and Means.  Your Committee has also amended
this measure by changing the year of appropriation from "fiscal
biennium 1999-2001" to "fiscal year 1999-2000".

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Transportation and Intergovernmental Affairs that is
attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the
intent and purpose of S.B. No. 751, as amended herein, and
recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached
hereto as S.B. No. 751, S.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee
on Ways and Means.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Transportation
                                   and Intergovernmental Affairs,



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                                   CAL KAWAMOTO, Chair

 
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