STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1712-24

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2024

RE: H.R. No. 115

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 Finance, to which was referred H.R. No. 115 entitled:

"HOUSE RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE HAWAII EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY TO SUBMIT A GRANT REQUEST TO THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY FOR ROCKFALL MITIGATION IN MOANALUA GARDENS AND MOANALUA VALLEY, OAHU,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to direct the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency to submit a hazard mitigation assistance grant request or pre-disaster mitigation program grant request to the Federal Emergency Management Agency for rockfall mitigation in Moanalua Gardens and Moanalua Valley, Oahu, under the Tripler Army Medical Center hillside.

Your committee has amended this measure by requesting that the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency be directed to identify and submit a request for an appropriate grant, including but not limited to a hazard mitigation assistance grant or pre-disaster mitigation program grant, to the Federal Emergency Management Agency for rockfall mitigation in Moanalua Gardens and Moanalua Valley, Oahu under the Tripler Army Medical Center hillside.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 115, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as H.R. No. 115, H.D. 1.

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

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KYLE T. YAMASHITA, Chair