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. 982, S.D. 2, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to provide adequate hurricane shelter space by appropriating $2,000,000 from the Hawaii Hurricane Relief Fund (HHRF) in each year of fiscal biennium 2005-2007 to retrofit public buildings with hurricane protective measures.

A concerned individual testified in support of this bill. A concerned individual supported this measure with an amendment. The Department of Defense supported the intent of this bill. The Board of Directors of the HHRF and Hawaii Association of Realtors opposed this measure. The Department of Budget and Finance offered comments.

Your Committee has amended this bill by:

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. 982, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 982, S.D. 2, H.D. 1.