STAND. COM. REP. NO. ^^1
Honolulu, Hawaii
APR 0 3 2024
RE: S.R. No. 58
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 Public Safety and Intergovernmental and
Military Affairs, to which was referred S.R. No. 58 entitled:
"SENATE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE HAWAII EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
AGENCY TO INSTALL A NEW EMERGENCY SIREN NEAR THE INTERSECTION
OF AUMAKUA STREET AND AUHUHU STREET IN UPPER PACIFIC
PALISADES,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose and intent of this measure is to request the
Hawaii Emergency Management Agency to install a new emergency
siren near the intersection of Aumakua Street and Auhuhu Street in
upper Pacific Palisades.
Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure
from the Pearl City Neighborhood Board No. 21.
Your Committee finds that the lack of audible, functioning
sirens in the Pacific Palisades may create a public safety concern
in the event of a critical public emergency. Your Committee
further finds that residents living in the Pacific Palisades area
assert that they are unable to hear the emergency siren located at
Pearl City High School. Additionally, the emergency siren at
Palisades Elementary School has been inoperable for several years.
Your Committee concludes that a new emergency siren is needed in
the upper Pacific Palisades area to keep residents alerted to all
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civil defense emergencies in a timely manner to take any necessary
safety measures.
Your Committee has amended this measure by:
(1) Adding language to urge the Hawaii Emergency Management
Agency make the installation of an emergency siren in
Pacific Palisades a top priority; 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 Public Safety and Intergovernmental and Military
Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs
with the intent and purpose of S.R. No. 58, as amended herein, and
recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as S.R.
No. 58, S.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on
behalf of the members of the
Committee on Public Safety and
Intergovernmental and Military
Affairs,
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 The Senate
Thirty-Second Legislature
State of Hawai‘i
Record of Votes
Committee on Public Safety and Intergovernmental and Military Affairs
PSM
Bill / Resolution No.:* Committee Referral: Date: .
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__ The Committee is reconsidering its previous decision on this measure.
If so, then the previous decision was to:_______________________________
The Recommendation is: X
__ Pass, unamended [V* Pass, with amendments __ Hold Recommit
2312 2311_______________ 2310 2313
Members AySy Aye (WR) Nay Excused
WAKAI, Glenn (C)
ELEFANTE, Brandon J.C. (VC)
FUKUNAGA, Carol
RHOADS, Karl
AWA, Brenton
Recommendation:
TOTAL
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4 ' / /
1
\Z Adopted ' __ Not Adopted
Chair’s or Designee’s Signat«ea^^^^<
Distribution; Original I / }y4|ow Pink Goldenrod
File with Committee Report ( yu^k's Office Drafting Agency Committee File Copy
*Only one measure per Record of Votes
Revised: 01/09/24