STAND. COM. REP. NO.  497

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2009

RE:   H.B. No. 1568

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Public Safety, to which was referred H.B. No. 1568 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE AMERICAN RED CROSS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to assist the Hawaii Chapter of the American Red Cross in its disaster preparedness efforts by appropriating $1,650,000 for various capital improvements to its Oahu headquarters and four neighbor island offices.

     The Hawaii Chapter of the American Red Cross and Hawaii Lumber Products Association supported this bill.  The Department of Defense supported the intent of this measure.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Public Safety that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1568 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Public Safety,

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FAYE HANOHANO, Chair