Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred H.B. No. 2803, H.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to appropriate moneys to add nine investigators to the Narcotics Enforcement Division of the Department of Public Safety.

Testimony in support of this measure was submitted by the Department of Public Safety.

Your Committee finds that the Narcotics Enforcement Division is in need of nine more investigators to adequately accomplish its enforcement goals, which includes this State's ongoing battle against crystal methamphetamine and other illegal drugs. Your Committee believes that these investigators are necessary, and this measure will appropriate the moneys to fund the positions.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2803, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.