Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B. No. 2045, S.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to make an appropriation to the Hawaii Civil Air Patrol.

This measure would enable the Civil Air Patrol to resume flight operations and training in support of state and county civil defense agencies. This support includes airborne tsunami and hurricane warnings, disaster relief, and search and rescue operations. Thus, the Civil Air Patrol plays a vital role in civil defense.

Your Committee has amended this measure by removing the amount of the appropriation in order to move the measure forward while the Legislature works on the state budget. Your Committee has also made technical nonsubstantive amendments to the bill.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2045, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2045, S.D. 2.