Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committees on Transportation, Military Affairs, and Government Operations and Science, Arts, and Technology, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 120 entitled:

beg leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to establish a wireless enhanced 911 interim working group.

Your Committees received testimony in support of this measure from the Consumer Advocate, the Honolulu Police Department, T-Mobile, AT&T Wireless, Verizon Wireless, and Sprint. The Legislative Reference Bureau (LRB) submitted comments.

Your Committees find that it is in the public interest to ensure adequate ongoing funding to support enhanced 911 service. Therefore, your Committees support this measure as a means to bring all interested parties together, including the State, counties, wireless communications carriers, and consumers, to propose an ongoing funding source from wireless subscribers who represent a growing group of users of the enhanced 911 system.

As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Transportation, Military Affairs, and Government Operations and Science, Arts, and Technology that are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 120, and recommend its adoption.