STAND. COM. REP. NO.  752-10

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2010

RE:   S.B. No. 2502

      S.D. 1

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 S.B. No. 2502, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE HAWAII CIVIL AIR PATROL FOR OPERATING EXPENSES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to appropriate funds to the Hawaii Civil Air Patrol to continue its missions in Hawaii, including its tsunami warning operations.

     Hawaii Wing Civil Air Patrol and several concerned individuals testified in support of this bill.  The Department of Defense supported the intent of 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 S.B. No. 2502, S.D. 1, 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