STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1433-14

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2014

RE:   H.C.R. No. 61

      H.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2014

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Veterans, Military, & International Affairs, & Culture and the Arts, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 61 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO RESTRICT THE USE OF LETHAL AUTONOMOUS ROBOTICS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to prevent the unnecessary loss of human life by urging the United States government to place a moratorium on the development, production, deployment, and use of lethal autonomous robotics and encourage other nations to do the same until an internationally agreed upon framework on the future of autonomous robotics has been established.

Mines Action Canada and a concerned individual testified in support of this measure.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for purpose of clarity, consistency, and style.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Veterans, Military, & International Affairs, & Culture and the Arts that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 61, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 61, H.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Veterans, Military, & International Affairs, & Culture and the Arts,

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K. MARK TAKAI, Chair