Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred H.B. No. 906, H.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to enhance public access to the legislative process by funding the transmission of legislative sessions and hearings via streaming media.

Your Committee has amended this measure by changing the amount appropriated to a blank amount to facilitate further discussion of the issue.

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 H.B. No. 906, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 906, H.D. 1, S.D. 1.