STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1275-14

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2014

RE:   H.C.R. No. 34

      H.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2014

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Public Safety, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 34 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES TO WORK WITH THE HAWAII EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION AND OTHER RELEVANT ORGANIZATIONS TO PLAN AND CONSTRUCT THE HAWAII EMERGENCY RESPONDERS MEMORIAL,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to honor the State of Hawaii's fallen emergency first responders by requesting the construction of a Hawaii Emergency Responders Memorial on the grounds of the Capitol District.

The Department of Health, American Medical Response, and numerous concerned individuals supported this measure.  The Department of Accounting and General Services and a few concerned individuals offered comments on this measure.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Clarifying the individuals recognized by the Hawaii Emergency Responders Memorial include among its honored members emergency responders employed by private companies contracted with a government agency to provide emergency services, who died in the line of duty in the State of Hawaii; and

     (2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

     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. 34, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 34, H.D. 1.

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

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HENRY J.C. AQUINO, Chair