Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 2879, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

The purpose of this measure is to make an appropriation to help defray the operational expenses of the Hawaii Civil Air Patrol.

Your Committee finds that the Hawaii Civil Air Patrol provides necessary disaster relief, search and rescue, homeland security, and medical emergency transport services to local and national organizations. The Civil Air Patrol also plays a vital role in disaster relief. Volunteer civil air patrol members fly disaster relief officials to remote locations and support local, state, and national disaster relief organizations with experienced pilots and personnel. The Civil Air Patrol also transports time-sensitive medical materials, blood products, and body tissue.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Inserting an appropriation amount of $60,000; and

(2) Changing the effective date to July 1, 2006.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2879, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2879, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.