STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1603-14

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2014

RE:   S.B. No. 2742

      S.D. 1

      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 Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 2742, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PACIFIC-ASIA INSTITUTE FOR RESILIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to initiate the Pacific-Asia Institute for Resilience and Sustainability to address issues, including climate change, environmental degradation, public health, sustainable use of natural resources, critical infrastructure protection, and cyber resilience.

The State Department of Defense, Department of Emergency Management of the City and County of Honolulu, Referentia Systems Incorporated, Hawaiian Telecom, AT&T, Global Partnerships Forum, ACTT, and a few individuals provided testimony in support of this measure.  The Department of the Attorney General and Office of Planning provided comments.

     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 S.B. No. 2742, S.D. 1, 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