STAND. COM. REP. NO.  979

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2009

RE:   H.R. No. 14

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committees on Economic Revitalization, Business, & Military Affairs and Public Safety, to which was referred H.R. No. 14 entitled:

"HOUSE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE ADJUTANT GENERAL TO IDENTIFY THE LOCATION OF EVERY PUBLIC SAFE ROOM IN HAWAII PROVIDING SUITABLE SHELTER FROM VOG AND DEVELOP PLANS TO ESTABLISH SUCH SAFE ROOMS IN ADDITIONAL AREAS THAT NEED THEM,"

beg leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this resolution is to request the Adjutant General to identify the location of every public safe room in Hawaii providing suitable shelter from vog, and develop plans to establish safe rooms in additional areas that need them.

     The Adjutant General supported the intent of this resolution.

     Your Committee has amended this resolution as requested by the Adjutant General, by limiting its scope to Hawaii County.  Accordingly, the title of this resolution has also been amended to read:

     REQUESTING THE ADJUTANT GENERAL TO IDENTIFY THE LOCATION OF EVERY PUBLIC SAFE ROOM IN THE COUNTY OF HAWAII PROVIDING SUITABLE SHELTER FROM VOG AND DEVELOP PLANS TO ESTABLISH SUCH SAFE ROOMS IN ADDITIONAL AREAS THAT NEED THEM.

     However, concerns were voiced that while vog has the greatest effect on Hawaii County, the measures contemplated by this resolution would be of value in other counties.  Your Committee therefore respectfully requests the Committee on Finance, to which this measure is next referred, to examine whether the scope of this resolution should be broadened to include the entire state.

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Economic Revitalization, Business, & Military Affairs and Public Safety that are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 14, as amended herein, and recommend that it be referred to the Committee on Finance, in the form attached hereto as H.R. No. 14, H.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Economic Revitalization, Business, & Military Affairs and Public Safety,

____________________________ FAYE HANOHANO, Chair

____________________________ ANGUS L.K. MCKELVEY, Chair