STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1524-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: H.R. No. 157

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred H.R. No. 157 entitled:

"HOUSE RESOLUTION URGING THE ALLOCATION OF ADDITIONAL RESOURCES TO INCREASE POLICE PRESENCE ON THE WAI‘ANAE COAST AND THE CREATION OF A NEW POLICE DISTRICT FOR WAI‘ANAE THAT IS SEPARATE FROM KAPOLEI AND ‘EWA,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to urge the allocation of additional resources to increase police presence on the Wai‘anae Coast and the creation of a new police district separate from Kapolei and ‘Ewa.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the State of Hawaii Organization of Police Officers and two individuals.

Your Committee finds that that separate police districts may be beneficial for other communities in the state as well.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 157 and recommends its adoption.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs,

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MARK M. NAKASHIMA, Chair