Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committees on Education and Military Affairs and Transportation and Government Operations, to which was referred S.B. No. 1825 entitled:

beg leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to exempt members of the National Guard and Reserves from county vehicular taxes and fees for noncommercial motor vehicles.

Testimony in favor of this measure was submitted by the Department of Defense, Department of Transportation, and The Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii.

Your Committees find that the nation's National Guard and Reserves make up more than fifty percent of the U.S. military. As a result, members of the Hawaii National Guard and reserves are being recalled to active duty on a frequent basis. Incentives and benefits such as this exemption demonstrate our support of their sacrifices on behalf of our nation.

As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Education and Military Affairs and Transportation and Government Operations that are attached to this report, your Committees are in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1825 and recommend that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.