STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1275

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2011

RE:   H.C.R. No. 274

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Public Safety & Military Affairs, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 274 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING RETAILERS TO PROVIDE DISCOUNTS TO FIREFIGHTERS, POLICE OFFICERS, AND EMERGENCY PERSONNEL IN DEFERENCE TO THEIR WORK FOR THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to recognize and reward certain public servants by urging retailers to provide discounts to firefighters, police officers, and emergency personnel in deference to their work for the public health and safety.

     The Retail Merchants of Hawaii offered comments.

     Your Committee noted that police officers adhere to strict standards of conduct and are prohibited from accepting certain rewards and gifts.  This measure may compromise the officers' standards of conduct policy.  Also, retailers and merchants need to be educated on this measure, and informing all of them may prove difficult and time-consuming.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Public Safety & Military Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 274 and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Economic Revitalization & Business.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Public Safety & Military Affairs,

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for HENRY J.C. AQUINO, Chair