Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committees on Transportation and Public Safety & Military Affairs, to which was referred H.B. No. 89 entitled:

beg leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is increase security for the Port of Honolulu by providing $2,000,000 to the Department of Transportation (DOT), contingent upon the receipt of $8,000,000 in federal funds, to customize a harbor security system for the specific requirements of Honolulu Harbor.

The Council member from District VI and Ali'i Layered Security Corporation testified in support of this measure. DOT and the state Department of Defense supported the intent of this measure. ILWU, Local 142 expressed concerns regarding this bill.

Your Committees find that the events of September 11, 2001, changed the world and forced the United States to take a closer look at the security systems of its airports, harbors, waterways, and borders. Unfortunately, most of the attention has been on the security at our nation's airports. Honolulu Harbor has many security concerns that need to be addressed. Your Committees find that technological advances may make it possible to improve the security at the state of Hawaii's main entry point for commerce and cargo.

As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Transportation and Public Safety & Military Affairs that are attached to this report, your Committees are in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 89 and recommend that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.