STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1579-00

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 2000

                                 RE: S.C.R. No. 102
                                     S.D. 1




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Public Safety and Military Affairs, to
which was referred S.C.R. No. 102, S.D. 1, entitled:

     "SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING THE UNITED STATES NAVY
     TO PROVIDE A BRIEFING ON THE FUTURE WORKLOAD PLANS FOR PEARL
     HARBOR NAVAL SHIPYARD,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to:

     (1)  Urge the United States Navy to increase the workload
          and employment in Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard to use
          the full capacity of the Hawaiian ship repair industry;
          and 

     (2)  Request the United States Navy to brief the legislature
          and community business leaders on the future workload
          plans for Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard.

     The president and a trustee of the Hawaii Federal Employee's
Metal Trades Council and the International Federation of
Professional and Technical Engineers testified in support of this
measure.

     Your Committee finds that the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard
(Shipyard) currently employs a large number of local civilian
workers to maintain ships stationed here.  Furthermore, there are
1,000 qualified local applicants seeking employment at the
Shipyard and it would be in the best interest of the State if the

 
 
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Navy would use qualified local workers before importing labor
from the U.S. mainland. 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Public Safety and Military Affairs that is attached
to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and
purpose of S.C.R. No. 102, S.D. 1, and recommends its adoption.

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



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                                   NESTOR R. GARCIA, Chair