Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on International Affairs, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 143 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to request that the President of the United States submit the Kyoto Protocol to the United States Senate for ratification in an effort to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases.

Life of the Land, Sierra Club, Hawaii Chapter, and a concerned individual testified in support of this measure.

Your Committee recognizes that global warming is a serious concern. The goal of the Kyoto Protocol is to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions by seven percent less than 1990 levels. Your Committee believes that Hawaii should do its part to reduce global warming and make our concerns known on a national level.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on International Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 143 and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Energy and Environmental Protection.