Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.B. No. 2443 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to ensure the availability of emergency aid and resources for the State during a disaster by ratifying and allowing Hawaii to become a member of the Emergency Management Assistance Compact.

The Department of Defense testified in support of this measure.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2443 and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance.