STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2925
Honolulu, Hawaii
President of the Senate
Twenty-Eighth State Legislature
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committees on Public Safety, Intergovernmental, and Military Affairs and Economic Development, Environment, and Technology, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 65 entitled:
"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING AEROSPACE AS A STRATEGIC AND TIMELY GROWTH INDUSTRY FOR HAWAII AND REQUESTING THE STATE ADMINISTRATION TO TAKE PROACTIVE, COORDINATED, AND SUSTAINED ACTION TO FULLY REALIZE THE SIGNIFICANT SCIENTIFIC, EDUCATIONAL, AND COMMERCIAL BENEFITS THE AEROSPACE INDUSTRY CAN BRING TO THE STATE,"
beg leave to report as follows:
The purpose and intent of this measure is to:
(1) Recognize aerospace as a strategic and timely growth industry for Hawaii;
(2) Request the state Administration to make aerospace innovation and development a priority; and
(3) Request the Office of Aerospace Development to work with other agencies and organizations to promote and advance aerospace innovation and development activities, and prepare a strategic plan for aerospace development in Hawaii.
Your Committees received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism Office of Aerospace Development and one individual.
Your Committees find that aerospace is a robust industry that can offer many scientific, educational, and commercial opportunities to the State. Hawaii's mid-Pacific near-equatorial location, existing aerospace-related infrastructure, unique moon- and Mars-like terrain, resident expertise in aerospace-related technologies, and long-standing ties with space-faring nations throughout the Asia-Pacific area make the State especially well-situated to take advantage of the opportunities that the aerospace industry presents.
As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Public Safety, Intergovernmental, and Military Affairs and Economic Development, Environment, and Technology that are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 65 and recommend that it be referred to your Committee on Ways and Means.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Public Safety, Intergovernmental, and Military Affairs and Economic Development, Environment, and Technology,
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________________________________ GLENN WAKAI, Chair |
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________________________________ CLARENCE K. NISHIHARA, Chair |
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