STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3584

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.C.R. No. 46

S.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Government Operations, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 46 entitled:

"SENATE 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 and intent of this measure is to request the Department of Accounting and General Services to:

(1) Establish a working group to plan and construct a Hawaii First Responders Memorial;

(2) Coordinate all matters regarding the Hawaii First Responders Memorial either through private funds or funds allocated by the Legislature; and

(3) Submit a report of the working group's plans, including findings, recommendations, projected costs, and any necessary legislation, to the Legislature by November 30, 2024.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Accounting and General Services and Hawaii Law Enforcement Memorial Foundation.

Your Committee finds that the construction of a first responders memorial in the State is an appropriate way to recognize and honor the first State's responders for the selfless sacrifices they have made to bravely serve the public. According to testimony received by your Committee, a Hawaii first responders memorial would provide a place where family, friends, fellow first responders, and the public can visit and remember those who died in the line of duty. This measure facilitates the construction of the memorial by requesting that a working group of relevant stakeholders submit a report including plans and projected costs of the memorial to the Legislature before November 30, 2024.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Amending the list of recipients of certified copies to include the Chief of the Ocean Safety Bureau of the Maui County Department of Fire and Public Safety and the head of the Ocean Safety Bureau of the Kauai Fire Department; and

(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity and consistency.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Government Operations that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 46, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as S.C.R. No. 46, S.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Government Operations,

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ANGUS L.K. MCKELVEY, Chair