STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1411-08

Honolulu, Hawaii

March 24, 2008

RE:   H.C.R. No. 361

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.C.R. No. 361 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE MAUI COUNTY CIVIL DEFENSE AGENCY TO PREPARE A DISASTER CONTINGENCY PLAN TO MAINTAIN CONTINUED TRANSPORTATION ACCESS ALONG THE HANA HIGHWAY, INCLUDING ITS ONE-LANE BRIDGES, DURING CATASTROPHIC EVENTS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this resolution is to request the Maui County Civil Defense Agency, to develop a plan so that the many one way roads and bridges that exist on Maui will still be accessible in the event of a catastrophic disaster. 

     Your committee finds that developing a plan to keep the one way roads and bridges that are located on Maui, vital and necessary to ensure the well being of the Maui residents.  These roads will provide necessary evacuation routes as well as a means to transport supplies and goods for relief efforts and the loss of these roads could prove to be highly disastrous. 

     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 concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 361 and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance.

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

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CINDY EVANS, Chair