Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B. No. 344, S.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to increase the supply of hurricane shelter space in Hawaii, by retrofitting public buildings in accordance with modern standards.

Specifically, this bill authorizes the issuance of $4,000,000 in general obligation bonds for fiscal year 2003-2004 to retrofit public buildings with hurricane protective measures.

Your Committee finds that the installation of hurricane protective measures on public buildings will help reduce the severe shortfall in hurricane shelter space and serve a public purpose by preserving and protecting the health, safety, and welfare of the residents and visitors of this State.

For the purpose of promoting further discussion, your Committee has amended this bill by changing the amount of the general obligation bond issue to a blank amount. Your Committee has also made several technical nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity and style.

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. 344, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 344, S.D. 2.