STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1522

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2009

RE:   H.C.R. No. 140

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Public Safety, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 140 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU TO CONDUCT A STUDY ON THE COSTS AND BENEFITS OF BUILDING AN INTAKE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY IN THE DISTRICT OF NORTH OR SOUTH KONA ON THE ISLAND OF HAWAII,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to find solutions to the high costs associated with transporting people between the correctional facility in Hilo and court in Kona by requesting that the Legislative Reference Bureau (LRB) conduct a study on the costs and benefits of building an intake correctional center in the District of North or South Kona on the island of Hawaii.

     The Department of Public Safety and LRB submitted comments.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Public Safety that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 140 and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Legislative Management.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Public Safety,

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FAYE HANOHANO, Chair