Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2001

State of Hawaii

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2001

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 838, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

The purpose of this measure is to establish a two-year pilot grant program that provides financial assistance to residential property owners for the installation of wind damage mitigation devices.

Under the program, grants are awarded on a dollar-for-dollar matching funds basis up to a maximum $3,500 per insured location to reimburse homeowners for the installation of Hawaii Hurricane Relief Fund-approved wind damage mitigation devices that lessen the probability of loss from strong winds. Additionally, this measure appropriates a total of $10,000,000 from the Hurricane Reserve Trust Fund for the program and requires a report on the program's status to the 2002 Legislature.

Your Committee has amended this measure by adding language that establishes the measure's public purpose and standards for the grant program.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 838, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 838, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.