STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3949

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: H.B. No. 1587

H.D. 1

S.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred H.B. No. 1587, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO AN INTRASTATE MUTUAL AID SYSTEM,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to establish an intrastate mutual aid system through which interjurisdictional assistance may be provided among the counties.

Your Committee received written comments in support of this measure from the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency.

Your Committee received written comments on this measure from the Hawaii Association for Justice.

Your Committee finds that by establishing a system that allows for intergovernmental cooperation and resource sharing among the counties, this measure will help the State to more effectively and efficiently prepare for, mitigate against, respond to, and recover from disasters and emergencies.

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

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1587, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1587, H.D. 1, S.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

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DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Chair