STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1218

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    H.B. No. 195

       H.D. 2

 

 

 

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

 

Madam:

 

     Your Committee on Intergovernmental and Military Affairs, to which was referred H.B. No. 195, H.D. 2, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE HAWAII CIVIL AIR PATROL,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to ensure public safety by appropriating funds to support the operations of the Hawaii Civil Air Patrol in its performance of vital local and national services, including disaster relief, search and rescue, homeland security, and medical emergency transport.

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Director of the State Civil Defense, the Commander of the Hawaii Civil Air Patrol, the Operations Commander of the Hawaii Civil Air Patrol, the Commander of the 66th Composite Squadron of the Hawaii Civil Air Patrol, the Law Office of Earle A. Partington, and three individuals.

 

     Your Committee finds that the Hawaii Civil Air Patrol provides necessary disaster relief, search and rescue, homeland security, and medical emergency transport services to local and national organizations and plays a vital role in emergency and disaster relief efforts.

 

     Your Committee further finds that the Hawaii Civil Air Patrol depends on State funding to defray its operational expenses.  As such, it is the intent of your Committee to appropriate funding to the Hawaii Civil Air Patrol in order to help defray its operational expenses so the Hawaii Civil Air Patrol can continue its operations in support of the Hawaii Civil Defense system. 

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Intergovernmental and Military Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 195, H.D. 2, and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

 

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

 

 

 

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LORRAINE R. INOUYE, Chair