Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 176, H.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to expand the Weed and Seed program by authorizing the Department of Public Safety (DPS) to contract with a nonprofit corporation for a variety of functions.

The Honolulu Police Department, Downtown Neighborhood Board No. 18, Meadow Gold Dairies, and a concerned citizen testified in support of this measure. Weed and Seed Hawaii Strategy supported the intent of this measure. DPS testified in opposition to this measure.

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. 176, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.