Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Public Safety and Military Affairs, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 176, S.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to urge the United States Congress to discontinue closures of United States military bases in the State of Hawaii.

The Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii testified in support of this measure. A concerned citizen opposed this measure.

Your Committee finds that not only do military personnel in Hawaii provide the State with military security but they also contribute greatly to the communities in which they live and to the local economy by supporting local businesses. By its location in the center of the Pacific Ocean, Hawaii also continues to play a strategic role in the military's ability to carry out its continuing missions around the world, especially in the Far East.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Public Safety and Military Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 176, S.D. 1, and recommends its adoption.