STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1463-08

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

 

RE:   H.R. No. 126

      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 Public Safety & Military Affairs, to which was referred H.R. No. 126 entitled:

 

"HOUSE RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE INSTALLATION AND USE OF SMOKE DETECTORS IN EVERY HAWAII HOME BY 2010,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this resolution is to increase the chances of surviving a house fire by supporting the installation and proper use of smoke detectors in every Hawaii home by 2010.

 

     A concerned individual supported this resolution.  The Honolulu Fire Department supported the intent of this measure.

 

     Your Committee finds that the chances of surviving a house fire are greatly improved if smoke detectors are properly installed and maintained in a home.  However, many of our senior citizens have great difficulty maintaining a smoke detector.  Therefore, your Committee has amended this resolution by:

 

(1)  Requesting that local fire departments and the Hawaii State Fire Council make every effort to develop an outreach program with senior citizen-focused organizations to educate people about the need for our senior citizens to be safeguarded with a smoke detector properly installed and maintained in their home;

 

(2)  Urging Hawaii's fire departments and senior citizen advocate groups and organizations to designate a day during Fire Prevention Week, which occurs ever October, as "Fire Safe Senior Day," for the purpose of educating the public about the need for these life-saving devices; and

 

(3)  Making technical, nonsubstantive changes for clarity, consistency, and style.

 

     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 concurs with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 126, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as H.R. No. 126, H.D. 1.

 

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

 

 

 

 

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CINDY EVANS, Chair