STAND. COM. REP. NO. 987

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2025

RE: H.B. No. 934

H.D. 1

Honorable Nadine K. Nakamura

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2025

State of Hawaii

Madame:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 934, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE HAWAII BROADBAND AND DIGITAL EQUITY OFFICE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to:

(1) Transfer the Hawaii Broadband and Digital Equity Office from the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to the Office of Enterprise Technology Services in the Department of Accounting and General Services;

(2) Establish the Broadband and Digital Equity Special Fund; and

(3) Appropriate funds into and out of the Broadband and Digital Equity Special Fund for the purposes of the fund.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Lieutenant Governor; University of Hawaiʻi System; and Hawaiʻi State Council on Developmental Disabilities. Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Department of Budget and Finance; Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism; Office of Enterprise Technology Services; Hawaiian Telecom; and two individuals.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 934, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

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KYLE T. YAMASHITA, Chair