Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Public Safety & Military Affairs, to which was referred H.B. No. 3232 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to compile and update annually information relating to disaster hazards into a manageable electronic form by:

The Environmental Center testified in support of this bill. The Department of Defense supported the intent of this measure.

Your Committee finds there is a collection of information and maps from various sources for lava flows, tsunamis, and earthquakes. However, accurate information on other disasters such as floods, hurricanes, and rock slides are not readily available. In addition, your Committee feels it is important to protect the safety of citizens and mitigate the potential damage caused by a natural disaster.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Public Safety & Military Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 3232 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.