STAND. COM. REP. NO.940-02
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2002
RE: H.C.R. No. 71
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 Legislative Management, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 71 entitled:
"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE HIGH TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TO STUDY THE SCOPE AND ADEQUACY OF THE STATE'S VIDEO-CONFERENCING CAPABILITY AND THE FEASIBILITY OF AND REQUIREMENTS FOR PROVIDING ADDITIONAL VIDEO-CONFERENCING CAPABILITY TO ENABLE RESIDENTS OF THE NEIGHBOR ISLANDS TO TESTIFY AT PUBLIC HEARINGS SCHEDULED ON OAHU,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to enable residents of the Neighbor Islands to testify at public hearings scheduled on Oahu by requesting the High Technology Development Corporation (HTDC) to study:
(1) The scope and adequacy of the State's videoconferencing capability; and
(2) The feasibility of and requirements for providing additional videoconferencing capability to enable residents of the Neighbor Islands to testify at Public hearings scheduled on Oahu.
The HTDC testified in support of this bill.
Your Committee learned that HTDC would need $25,000 to perform this study that could be accommodated by its inclusion in the budget bill during conference.
Your Committee has amended this concurrent resolution by:
(1) Changing the title to "REQUESTING THE HIGH TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TO STUDY THE SCOPE AND ADEQUACY OF THE STATE'S VIDEOCONFERENCING CAPABILITY AND THE FEASIBILITY OF PROVIDING ADDITIONAL VIDEOCONFERENCING CAPABILITY AND INTERACTIVE MULTIMEDIA METHODS FOR PUBLIC HEARINGS AND PUBLIC AGENCY MEETINGS;"
(2) Requesting that HTDC expand its study to include:
(a) The feasibility and impacts, if any of including public agency meetings as an additional user; and
(b) The costs and technology for providing other interactive multimedia methods for Neighbor Island residents;
and
(3) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for purposes of style and clarity.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Legislative Management that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 71, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 71, H.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Legislative Management,
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____________________________ NATHAN SUZUKI, Chair |
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