STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1664-18

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2018

 

RE:   H.C.R. No. 161

 

 

 

 

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committees on Public Safety and Veterans, Military, & International Affairs, & Culture and the Arts, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 161 entitled:

 

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ENCOURAGING THE U.S. ARMY AND U.S. NAVY TO NOMINATE KOLEKOLE PASS TO THE THEATER ENGINEER EFFECTS BOARD TO BE REPAIRED FOR USE BY THE MILITARY AND AS AN EVACUATION ROUTE IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY OR NATURAL DISASTER ON THE LEEWARD COAST,"

 

beg leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to encourage the United States Army and United States Navy to nominate Kolekole Pass to the Theater Engineer Effects Board to be repaired for use by the military and as an evacuation route in the event of an emergency or natural disaster on the Leeward Coast.

 

     The Oahu County Committee on Legislative Priorities of the Democratic Party of Hawaii supported this measure.

 

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Public Safety and Veterans, Military, & International Affairs, & Culture and the Arts that are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 161 and recommend that it be referred to your Committee on Finance.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Public Safety and Veterans, Military, & International Affairs, & Culture and the Arts,

 

 

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MATTHEW S. LOPRESTI, Chair

 

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GREGG TAKAYAMA, Chair