STAND. COM. REP. NO.  195

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2009

RE:   H.B. No. 688

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. 688 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to enable county fire departments to use their limited resources more efficiently by allowing them to inspect buildings according to their fire and life safety risk.

     This bill eliminates the requirement that county fire departments inspect buildings and properties every two years.  Public schools will continue to be inspected annually.

     The State Fire Council, Honolulu Fire Department, and the County of Kauai Fire Department testified in support of 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. 688 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