STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3584

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.C.R. No. 18

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Public Safety, Intergovernmental, and Military Affairs, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 18 entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THAT THE GOVERNOR CREATE A CITIZEN ADVISORY COUNCIL ON FEDERAL AFFAIRS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to request that the Governor create a Citizen Advisory Council on Federal Affairs.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Pearl City Neighborhood Board and one individual.

Your Committee finds that federal agencies are major employers in Hawaii, employing postal workers, airport security agents, airport customs agents, correctional officers, law enforcement officers, and others. Additionally, the United States Military has a large presence in Hawaii, employing almost twenty thousand civilians and owning or controlling approximately one hundred fifty thousand acres of state land. However, citizens of the State rarely have an opportunity to provide federal agencies and the military with their perspectives on environmental matters, emergency planning, hiring practices, housing, and other issues that directly affect the residents' health and well-being. This measure will allow for more coordination and inclusive discussions between the federal government, state and county governments, and local communities by requesting the Governor to create a Citizen Advisory Council on Federal Affairs.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Public Safety, Intergovernmental, and Military Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 18 and recommends its adoption.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Public Safety, Intergovernmental, and Military Affairs,

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CLARENCE K. NISHIHARA, Chair