STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2124
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2007
RE: S.C.R. No. 31
S.D. 1
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Fourth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2007
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 31, S.D. 1, entitled:
"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OPPOSING THE CREATION OF A NATIONAL IDENTIFICATION CARD AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE REAL ID ACT OF 2005,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to oppose the creation of a National Identification Card and the implementation of the Real ID Act of 2005.
The Hawaii Government Employees Association, American Civil Liberties Union of Hawaii, Community Alliance on Prisons, Na Loio-Immigrant Rights and Public Interest Legal Center, Hawaii Human Rights Center, Voter Owned Hawaii, and several concerned individuals testified in support of this concurrent resolution. The Hawaii State Coalition Against Domestic Violence offered comments.
Your Committee finds that, in addition to our State's long tradition of protecting civil rights and upholding privacy interests, our State Constitution explicitly recognizes a personal right to privacy in Article I, Section 6, along with a specific responsibility of the Legislature to protect that right. Accordingly, your Committee finds that our State is uniquely positioned to take a strong stance on matters relating to federal mandates that may infringe upon that right.
Your Committee also notes that the Real ID Act of 2005 is a largely unfunded mandate and its implementation in Hawaii would place a severe financial burden on our State's finances.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 31, S.D. 1, and recommends its adoption.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary,
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____________________________ TOMMY WATERS, Chair |
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