Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 1650, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to assist members of the Hawaii National Guard who are required to fly to their duty stations to perform their official duties by reimbursing such members for the actual air transportation costs incurred, provided that the members are not offered any other military travel benefit.

The Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii supported this bill. The Department of Defense offered comments.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1650, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.