STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1248
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2015
RE: H.C.R. No. 189
H.D. 1
Honorable Joseph M. Souki
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Eighth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2015
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Economic Development & Business, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 189 entitled:
"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM TO ESTABLISH A WORKING GROUP TO CREATE A MASTER PLAN OF PROVIDING UNIVERSAL HIGH SPEED BROADBAND ACCESS IN RESORT AREAS THROUGHOUT HAWAII,"
begs leave to report as follows:
There were no testifiers present at the hearing.
Your committee has amended this measure by:
(1) Amending its title to read: "REQUESTING THE BROADBAND ASSISTANCE ADVISORY COUNCIL TO CREATE A MASTER PLAN OF PROVIDING UNIVERSAL HIGH SPEED BROADBAND ACCESS IN RESORT AREAS AND OTHER AREAS OF IMPORTANCE THROUGHOUT HAWAII, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO HONOLULU INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND HAWAII PUBLIC SCHOOLS.";
(2) Requesting that the existing Broadband Assistance Advisory Council currently under the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs create the master plan as requested in this measure rather than creating a new working group under the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism; and
(3) Stipulating that the Broadband Assistance Advisory Council include within their working groups one representative from Hawaiian Electric Company.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Economic Development & Business that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 189, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 189, H.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Economic Development & Business,
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____________________________ DEREK S.K. KAWAKAMI, Chair |
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