STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1129

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2009

RE:   S.B. No. 898

      S.D. 2

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 S.B. No. 898, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CIVIL DEFENSE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to encourage owners and operators of hospitals, community- and home-based care homes, private shelters, and schools to permit the use of their properties as designated shelters during disasters and emergencies.

     This bill exempts these facilities from civil liability when used for emergency sheltering purposes by clarifying that compensation received by these entities for use of these facilities for their intended purposes is not considered compensation for the purposes of receiving immunity from liability under section 128-19, Hawaii Revised Statutes.

     The Maui Hotel and Lodging Association testified in support 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. 898, S.D. 2, 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