Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Public Safety and Military Affairs, to which was referred S.B. No. 3043, S.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to provide security and assistance to tourists in heavily-frequented areas of Oahu by establishing a three-year pilot program known as the Aloha Aina Patrol to be funded through an appropriation from the Transient Accommodations Tax Trust Fund.

Ko Olina Resort & Marina and two members of the Maui County Council testified in support of this measure. The City and County of Honolulu Police Department supported this measure with amendments, and the Hawaii Tourism Authority supported the intent of this bill. The Waikiki Improvement Association and Tax Foundation of Hawaii offered comments, and the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism opposed this measure.

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 is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 3043, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Tourism and Culture.