STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1248-08

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

RE:   H.R. No. 70

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Education, to which was referred H.R. No. 70 entitled:

"HOUSE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO REPLACE ALL INCANDESCENT BULBS WITH COMPACT FLUORESCENT LIGHTING,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to request the Department of Education to replace all incandescent bulbs to more energy efficient and ecologically friendly Compact Fluorescent Lighting.  

     The Department of Education and Hawaiian Electric Company testified in support of the resolution.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Education that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 70 and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Education,

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ROY TAKUMI, Chair