STAND. COM. REP. NO.  911-08

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

 

RE:   H.B. No. 2555

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 2555, H.D. 1, entitled:

 

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

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this bill is to support the Hawaii Wing Civil Air Patrol, which provides our state with valuable disaster relief, search and rescue, homeland security, medical emergency transport, tsunami warning, and humanitarian services, by appropriating funds for its operational expenses. 

 

     The 66th Composite Squadron Civil Air Patrol and many concerned individuals testified in support of this bill.  The Department of Defense and Hawaii Wing Civil Air Patrol offered comments.

 

     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 H.B. No. 2555, 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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MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair