STAND. COM. REP. NO.669-02
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2002
RE: H.B. No. 2479
H.D. 1
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-First State Legislature
Regular Session of 2002
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 2479 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO DISASTER RELIEF,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of the bill is to strengthen and enhance the civil defense of Hawaii by coordinating state functions as much as possible: with comparable functions of the federal government coordinated with those of other states, localities, and private agencies.
To further this purpose, the measure clarifies that:
(1) The immunities provided under section 128-18, Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS), also apply to private agencies and entities participating in the civil defense system of the State when they are engaged in a civil defense function; and
(2) Compensation received by an innkeeper or hotelkeeper from registered guests is not considered compensation for purposes of section 128-19, HRS.
The Department of Public Safety, Department of Defense, Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism, Hawaiian Electric Company, Maui Electric Company, Hawaii Electric Light Company, and Hawaii Hotel Association testified in support of the measure.
Your Committee has amended this bill by making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for purposes of style and clarity.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2479, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2479, H.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,
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____________________________ DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Chair |
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