STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1129

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2023

RE: H.B. No. 418

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 418, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to appropriate funds for the repair of warning sirens on all islands of the State that are part of the All-Hazard Statewide Outdoor Warning Siren System.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from one individual. Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 418, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

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KYLE T. YAMASHITA, Chair