STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1632

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2013

RE:   H.C.R. No. 89

      H.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 89 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE HAWAII STATE CIVIL DEFENSE TO CONDUCT A STUDY REGARDING WHAT ACTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN WHEN PEOPLE REFUSE TO LEAVE THEIR HOMES OR CLOSE THEIR BUSINESSES LOCATED IN EVACUATION ZONES DURING NATURAL DISASTERS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to ensure the safety of the public and first responders by requesting the Hawaii State Civil Defense to conduct a study regarding what actions, if any, should be taken when people refuse to leave their homes or close their businesses that are located in evacuation zones during natural disasters.

The Department of Defense and Department of Emergency Management of the City and County of Honolulu supported this measure.  A concerned individual provided comments.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Expanding the scope of the study to include examining what situations, if any, would remaining in an evacuation zone during a natural disaster be appropriate;

     (2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 89, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 89, H.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary,

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KARL RHOADS, Chair