STAND

STAND. COM. REP. NO. 35

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2005

RE: H.B. No. 1209

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Public Safety and Military Affairs, to which was referred H.B. No. 1209 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR A TSUNAMI PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to improve public safety by appropriating an unspecified amount to provide for a tsunami public awareness campaign to:

(1) Warn residents and visitors about the dangers of a tsunami; and

(2) Educate them about the proper actions to take in the event of a tsunami.

The Oahu Civil Defense Agency testified in support of this bill. The state Department of Defense supported the intent of the 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 H.B. No. 1209 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Public Safety and Military Affairs,

		____________________________ KEN ITO, Chair