Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Economic Development and Business Concerns, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 51 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to provide additional resources in the effort to protect Hawaii from terrorist attacks and other disasters by requesting the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security to establish a Pacific Oceanic Administrative Region to be headquartered in Honolulu.

The Department of Defense supported this measure.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Economic Development and Business Concerns that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 51 and recommends its adoption.