STAND. COM. REP. NO.
Honolulu, Hawaii
APR 1 9 2024
RE: H.C.R. No. 29
Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi
President of the Senate
Thirty-Second State Legislature
Regular Session of 2024
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committees on Labor and Technology and Government
Operations, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 29 entitled:
"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING THE UNITED STATES
CONGRESS TO SUPPORT CONTINUED FUNDING OF THE AFFORDABLE
CONNECTIVITY PROGRAM,"
beg leave to report as follows:
The purpose and intent of this measure is to urge the United
States Congress to support continued funding of the Affordable
Connectivity Program.
Your Committees received testimony in support of this measure
from the Office of the Lieutenant Governor, Verizon, Hawaiian
Telcom, Charter Communications, Broadband Hui, and one individual.
Your Committees find that under the Affordable Connectivity
Program administered by the Federal Communications Commission
(FCC), eligible households in the State receive discounts on
monthly broadband service and a one-time discount to purchase
electronic devices from participating providers, allowing
subscribers to afford internet speeds and devices sufficient for
key online activities such as at-home learning, health care,
banking, and public services. Furthermore, in areas of the State
in which broadband is not available, the Affordable Connectivity
Program incentivizes the deployment of new broadband
infrastructure. Your Committees find, however, that the FCC is in
the process of winding down this program that currently benefits
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over sixty thousand Hawaii households, due to insufficient
congressional funding. Therefore, this measure urges continued
funding of the Affordable Connectivity Program to ensure that low-
income households in the State may continue to access vital online
services and resources.
As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your
Committees on Labor and Technology and Government Operations that
are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the
intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 29, and recommend its adoption.
Respectfully submitted on
behalf of the members of the
Committees on Labor and
Technology and Government
Operations,
ANGUS L.K. MCKELVEY, Chair
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 The Senate
Thirty-Second Legislature
State of Hawai‘i
Record of Votes
Committee on Labor and Technology
LBT
Bill / Resolution No.:* Committee Referral: Date:
Le>r/e,>fc>
The Committee is reconsidering its previous decision on this measure.
If so, then the previous decision was to:______________________________________
The Recommendation is:
A Pass, unamended Pass, with amendments __ Hold __ Recommit
2312 2311 2310 2313
Members Aye Aye (WR) Nay Excused
AQUINO. Henry J.C. (C)
MORIWAKI, Sharon Y. (VC)
IHARA. Jr.. Les
LEE. Chris
FEVELLA. Kurt
TOTAL
Recommendation: z
1^ Adopted __ Not Adopted
Chair’s oX^^nee^Signature:______ _
Distribution: Original Yellow Pink Goldenrod
File with Committee Report Clerk's Office Drafting Agency Committee File Copy
*Only one measure per Record of Votes
Revised: 12/27/23
 The Senate
Thirty-Second Legislature
State of Hawaii
Record of Votes
Committee on Government Operations
GVO
Bill / Resolution No.:* Committee Referral: Date:
Ucrf XR April 1^, XOT-H
__ The Committee is reconsidering its previous decision on this measure.
If so, then the previous decision was to: ______________________________________
The Rec^mendation is:
Pass, unamended Pass, with amendments __ Hold __ Recommit
2312 2311 2310 2313
Members Aye Aye (WR) Nay Excused
MCKELVEY, Angus L.K. (C)
GABBARD, Mike (VC)
SAN BUENAVENTURA, Joy A.
WAKAI, Glenn
AWA, Brenton
TOTAL — —— 1
Recommendation:
1_^ Adopted __ Not Adopted
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Distribution: / Original Yellow Pink Goldenrod
File with Committee Report Clerk's Office Drafting Agency Committee File Copy
*Only one measure per Record of Votes
Revised: 12/27/23