Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce, to which was referred H.R. No. 105 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this resolution is to ensure that local voices, interests, and programming are part of the future of information media in the United States by requesting the Federal Communications Commission to:

The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 1260, and Olelo Community Television supported this resolution.

Your Committee heard testimony that across the nation there is increasing homogeneity of programming as smaller, local stations are displaced by larger, national companies. Your Committee finds that this measure protects the free and vigorous exchange of ideas that is one of the cornerstones of our nation by seeking to ensure that federal regulatory decisions affecting local information media allow independent local voices and preferences to continue to be heard.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 105 and recommends its adoption.