STAND. COM. REP. NO.  224-10

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2010

RE:   H.B. No. 2271

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2010

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Public Safety, to which was referred H.B. No. 2271 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EXPLOSIVES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to protect the public health and safety by establishing that:

     (1)  The manufacturing, selling, transferring, possessing, or transporting of any dry ice bomb in the state is a misdemeanor offense; and

     (2)  Knowingly possessing or intentionally using or threatening to use such a device in the commission of a crime is a class C felony.

     Legislative Information Services of Hawaii and several concerned individuals testified in support of this bill.  The Hawaii Rifle Association testified in opposition to 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. 2271 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

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

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FAYE HANOHANO, Chair