STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2106

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  S.B. No. 2133
                                        S.D. 1




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Transportation and Intergovernmental
Affairs, to which was referred S.B. No. 2133 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO PROMOTE A
     STRONG PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE MILITARY AND THE STATE OF
     HAWAII,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to appropriate funds to
promote a strong partnership between the military and the State
of Hawaii by making funds available for community liaison
efforts. 

     Testimony in support of this measure was received from the
State Adjutant General, the Department of Business, Economic
Development, and Tourism, and the Military Affairs Council of the
Chamber of Commerce.  Testimony in opposition to this measure was
received from the American Friends Service Committee.  

     Upon consideration of all pertinent issues and testimony,
your Committee finds that a strong military presence in Hawaii
provides stability in the Pacific region while contributing
significantly towards Hawaii's economy, and thus, supports this
measure.    

     Your Committee has amended this measure by clarifying in
section 2 that the funds are to be appropriated to the Department
of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism, instead of the
Department of Defense.

 
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     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Transportation and Intergovernmental Affairs that is
attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the
intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2133, as amended herein, and
recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached
hereto as S.B. 2133, S.D.1, and be referred to the Committee on
Ways and Means.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Transportation
                                   and Intergovernmental Affairs,



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                                   CAL KAWAMOTO, Chair

 
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