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.C.R. No. 204 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to request that federal homeland security funding received by the State and the counties be used first and foremost for the development and implementation of a standards-based interoperable communications system between first responders of all government jurisdictions.

Your Committee finds that the use of different frequencies by public safety and emergency response agencies restricts their ability to communicate with one another, thus delaying response time. An interoperable communication system, on the other hand, will enable these groups to communicate more quickly and effectively.

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 concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 204 and recommends its adoption.