STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1805_______

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 1999

                                 RE: S.B. No. 1235
                                     S.D. 1
                                     H.D. 1




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No.
1235, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to ensure the safety of citizens
in the event that a catastrophic hurricane returns to the islands
by:

     (1)  Requiring the Adjutant General to adopt hurricane
          resistant shelter criteria for new public school
          buildings designated as hurricane shelters and built
          after June 30, 2000; and

     (2)  Providing that the state or counties may identify and
          designate those new school buildings planned, designed,
          constructed, and equipped:

          (a)  After June 30, 2000, comply with hurricane
               resistant shelter criteria to be adopted by the
               Adjutant General; and

          (b)  Before July 1, 2000, comply with hurricane
               resistant shelter criteria established by the
               Adjutant General on July 29, 1997, to the maximum
               extent feasible.


 
 
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     The Adjutant General and Director of Civil Defense testified
in support of the intent of this bill.

     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 S.B. No.
1235, S.D. 1, 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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                                   DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Chair