STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1136

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2005

RE: S.B. No. 1650

S.D. 2

H.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Public Safety & Military Affairs, to which was referred S.B. No. 1650, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE HAWAII NATIONAL GUARD,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to assist members of the Hawaii National Guard who reside on islands different from their duty station.

Specifically, the bill reimburses any member of the Hawaii National Guard for air transportation costs for travel from the member's residence within the State to the member's duty station for drills, exercises, or other official duties.

Your Committee finds that a reasonable number of members of the Hawaii National Guard live on islands different from the duty stations. These dedicated individuals regularly pay the cost of interisland plane flights each month simply to attend drills and other requirements of their military duties. Assistance to these service members will promote the ability of the Hawaii National Guard to retain more of these individuals much to the benefit of the organization and the State.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Defense and Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii.

Your Committee has amended this measure by changing the amount appropriated to allow further discussion on this measure.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Public Safety & Military Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1650, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1650, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

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

 

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KEN ITO, Chair