STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1477-24

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2024

RE: H.C.R. No. 97

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Water & Land, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 97 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES TO ESTABLISH A WORKING GROUP TO PLAN AND CONSTRUCT A HAWAII FIRST RESPONDERS MEMORIAL,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to request the Department of Accounting and General Services to establish a working group to plan and construct a Hawaii First Responders Memorial.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Accounting and General Services; Hawaiʻi Fire Department; Global Medical Response (American Medical Response); United Public Workers, AFSCME Local 646, AFL-CIO; Board of Directors for the Hawaii Law Enforcement Memorial for Fall Law Enforcement Officers in the State of Hawaii; Hawaii Government Employees Association, AFSCME Local 152, AFL-CIO; and two individuals.

Your Committee finds that the Hawaii Law Enforcement Memorial, which was completed in 2016, offers a place of honor for those law enforcement officers who made the ultimate sacrifice while serving the people of Hawaii. Your Committee further finds that this measure is an important first step toward erecting a proper memorial that honors the sacrifices of Hawaii's non-law-enforcement first responders--firefighters, paramedics/emergency medical technicians, lifeguards, and medical flight nurses and pilots.

Your Committee has amended this measure by making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water & Land that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 97, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 97, H.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Water & Land,

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LINDA ICHIYAMA, Chair