STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1592

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    H.C.R. No. 164

       H.D. 1

Honorable Donna Mercado Kim

President of the Senate

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

Madam:

     Your Committee on Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 164, H.D. 1, entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE AEGIS BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEM AND THE GROUND-BASED MIDCOURSE DEFENSE SYSTEM,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose and intent of this measure is to acknowledge, support, and commend the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System and the Ground-Based Midcourse Defense System.

     Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from The Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii, BAE Systems, and one individual.

     Your Committee finds that it is imperative that the United States complete testing the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System that is currently being developed on Kauai, especially in consideration of North Korea's recent successful launch of a ballistic missile capable of reaching Hawaii and the U.S. Mainland.  Your Committee further finds that these defense systems are critical to Hawaii because the State serves as the home base for U.S. military operations in the Pacific region.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 164, H.D. 1, and recommends its adoption.

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

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WILL ESPERO, Chair