STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1038-14

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2014

RE:   S.B. No. 2936

      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 Public Safety, to which was referred S.B. No. 2936, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to establish a working group to analyze the capitol district security infrastructure and develop a plan for an integrated camera surveillance system covering the State Capitol, Washington Place, the Governor's residence, Iolani Palace, the Hawaii State Art Museum, the Hawaii State Library, the Kalanimoku and Aliiolani Hale buildings, and the first district court building.

The Department of Public Safety, Office of Information Management and Technology, and the Department of Accounting and General Services supported this measure.  The American Civil Liberties Union of Hawaii and a concerned individual opposed this measure.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by adding to the working group a community advocate to be appointed by the Governor who shall be responsible for collecting, relaying, and resolving public concerns related to camera surveillance.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Public Safety that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2936, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2936, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Public Safety,

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HENRY J.C. AQUINO, Chair