STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1450

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2009

RE:   H.R. No. 169

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Legislative Management, to which was referred H.R. No. 169 entitled:

"HOUSE RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING POLICIES FOR THE LEGISLATIVE BROADCAST PROGRAM'S CABLECASTS OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES' PROCEEDINGS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this resolution is to increase public access to and participation in the legislative process by establishing policies to govern participation in the legislative broadcast program, thus ensuring consistency, reliability and responsibility for all programming it produces.

     The League of Women Voters of Hawaii supported this resolution and offered additional comments.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Legislative Management that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 169 and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Legislative Management,

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JAMES KUNANE TOKIOKA, Chair