STAND. COM. REP. NO. 5535
Honolulu, Hawaii
APR 0 3 2024
RE: S.R. No. 34
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.R. No. 34 entitled:
"SENATE 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.
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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) 7\mending 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.R.
No. 34, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form
attached hereto as S.R. No. 34, S.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on
behalf of the members of the
Committee on Government
ANGUS L.K. MCKELVEY, Chair
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 The Senate
Thirty-Second Legislature
State of Hawaii
Record of Votes
Committee on Government Operations
GVO
Bill / Resolution No.:* Committee Referral: Date:
__ The Committee is reconsidering its previous decision on this measure.
If so, then the previous decision was to: ________________________________________________
The Recommendation 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
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TOTAL
Recommendation:
'Adopted __ Not Adopted
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