Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committees on Legislative Management and Public Safety & Military Affairs, to which was referred H.R. No. 197 entitled:

beg leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this resolution is to enable the state House of Representatives to fulfill its duties of overseeing the disposition of all public funds. This measure establishes a Select House Committee on Homeland Security Review to review confidential or classified information regarding the use of federal funds made available to plan and execute the State's Homeland Security Plan.

The state Department of Defense supported the intent of this measure.

Due to the confidential nature over the use of $45,000,000 in federal funds made available to this State, the State Administration is reluctant to release this type of information to the public. However, the establishment of a select group of House members to review this information would ensure confidentiality while enabling the Administration to communicate with the House of Representatives.

As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Legislative Management and Public Safety & Military Affairs that are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 197 and recommend its adoption.