STAND. COM. REP. NO.  244-10

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2010

RE:   H.B. No. 2692

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. 2692 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO DISASTER PREPAREDNESS PLANNING,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to strengthen public safety on the Leeward Coast by requiring the Director of Civil Defense to:

     (1)  Prepare a disaster preparedness plan for the 44^th and 45^th House of Representatives districts; and

     (2)  Submit the Director's findings and recommendations to the Legislature no later than 20 days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2011.

     Many concerned individuals testified in support of this bill.  The state Department of Defense opposed this bill.

     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. 2692 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