STAND. COM. REP. NO.1533

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2003

RE: S.R. No. 73

S.D. 1

 

 

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Transportation, Military Affairs, and Government Operations, to which was referred S.R. No. 73 entitled:

"SENATE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SERVICES TO REVIEW CURRENT LAWS REGARDING EMERGENCY VEHICLES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure as received by your Committee was to request a review of current laws regarding emergency vehicles.

Prior to the public hearing on this measure, your Committee prepared and circulated a proposed S.D. 1 version that replaced the original measure's contents with provisions to urge the United States Army to select a local contractor for the Residential Communities Initiative.

Your Committee received testimony in support of the proposed S.D. 1 version of this measure from the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism, the Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii, the National Federation of Independent Business, the Hawaii Building and Construction Trades Council, Cades Schutte LLP, EAH, Inc., the Iron Workers Stabilization Fund, the General Contractors Association of Hawaii, Avalon Development Company, Studio 200, CDS International, Gray, Hong, Bills, Nojima & Associates, Inc., Design Partners Inc., Prudential Locations LLC, Marcus & Associates, Inc., Nakamura, Oyama and Associates, Inc., Bank of Hawaii, Kimura International, and Central Pacific Bank.

Your Committee finds that the Residential Communities Initiative, a long-term privatization program to improve the quality of military housing on Oahu, will bring nearly $1 billion to the island economy.

As in the past, your Committee supports local businesses, and believes that any money spent for construction and other projects in the islands should be given to local contractors. Your Committee believes that the Residential Community Initiative funds should be given to local contractors that are organized under the laws of the State of Hawaii and that comply with all applicable Hawaii employment laws.

Your Committee further amended this measure to include the United States Air Force and Navy, in addition to the Army.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Transportation, Military Affairs, and Government Operations that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.R. No. 73, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as S.R. No. 73, S.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Transportation, Military Affairs, and Government Operations,

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CAL KAWAMOTO, Chair