STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3486

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  S.C.R. No. 183
                                        




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
S.C.R. No. 183 entitled:

     "SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF
     BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM TO CONDUCT A
     STUDY OF THE USE OF HYDROGEN AS A FUEL FOR TRANSPORTATION
     AND POWER GENERATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to request the
Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to
conduct a study of the use of hydrogen as a fuel for
transportation and power generation.

     Your Committee finds that Hawaii's reliance on fossil fuels
has often raised concerns by environmentalists and others who
would like to see Hawaii surviving with less dependence on
imported oil.  Hawaii should also be part of the global solution
to greenhouse warming and encourage the use of alternative fuels
for energy.  Therefore, this concurrent resolution proceeds on an
admirable premise, that Hawaii can do its part to not only reduce
its dependence on fossil fuels, but also with proper use of
available technologies participate in utilizing hydrogen as a
fuel for transportation and power generation.

     Your Committee finds that the Department of Business,
Economic Development, and Tourism is the department best able to

 
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do this assessment and submit a report to the Legislature before
the 2001 regular session to enable the Legislature to determine
the next steps and best courses of action to make hydrogen fuel a
reality.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your
Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 183,
and recommends its adoption.

                                 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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