STAND. COM. REP. NO.  684

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2013

RE:   H.B. No. 850

      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 Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 850, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HOMELAND SECURITY,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to provide a comprehensive program to protect Hawaii's citizens, infrastructure, and government from terrorism and threat of attack by establishing an Office of Homeland Security within the State Department of Defense, to be headed by the Adjutant General, that will be responsible for tracking and helping to protect critical infrastructure, coordinating homeland defense and homeland security plans with all entities in the State, and soliciting and managing funds.

The State Adjutant General, Vice Director of Civil Defense, Department of Emergency Management of the City and County of Honolulu, Department of Fire and Public Safety of the County of Maui, State Fire Council, Hawaii Fire Department, County of Hawaii Civil Defense Agency, Honolulu Police Department, Maui County member of the Civil Defense Advisory Council, and a concerned individual supported this measure.  Two concerned individuals opposed this measure.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 850, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair