STAND. COM. REP. NO.  363-08

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

RE:   H.B. No. 3402

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Public Safety & Military Affairs, to which was referred H.B. No. 3402 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CIVIL DEFENSE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to exempt the installation or construction of civil defense warning or signal devices from county zoning or permitting requirements.

     Testimony in support of this measure was received from the Department of Defense and a concerned individual.

     Your Committee finds that it takes approximately two years to install an outdoor warning siren.  Much of this time is spent processing county permits required prior to the installation.  This measure will speed the installation of additional outdoor warning siren systems by eliminating permitting delays.  Your Committee believes that this permit exemption will increase the safety and welfare of the residents of the State by enabling more persons to receive warning of impending tsunami or other emergencies.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Public Safety & Military Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 3402 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Water, Land, Ocean Resources & Hawaiian Affairs.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Public Safety & Military Affairs,

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CINDY EVANS, Chair