STAND. COM. REP. NO.
Honolulu, Hawaii
APR 1 9 2024
RE: H.C.R. No. 134
H.D. 1
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 H.C.R. No. 134, H.D. 1,
entitled:
"HOUSE CONCURRENT 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 and intent of this measure is to request the
Hawaii Emergency Management Agency 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 Tripier Army Medical Center hillside.
Your Committee received no testimony on this measure.
Your Committee finds that on Oahu, the Moanalua Gardens and
Moanalua Valley communities are considered a high-risk zone for
landslides and rockfalls. Your Committee further finds that
because of federal jurisdiction over hillsides near these areas,
the United States Army Corps of Engineers has previously conducted
rockfall mitigation projects to ensure the safety of federally
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owned buildings such as Tripier Army Medical Center. Your
Committee concludes that while the Hawaii Emergency Management
Agency is responsible for planning for and responding to natural
and human—caused emergencies in the State, federal assistance from
the Federal Emergency Management Agency is necessary to ensure the
safety of the Moanalua Gardens and Moanalua Valley communities.
Your Committee has amended this measure by 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 H.C.R. No. 134, H.D. 1, as amended
herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as
H.C.R. No. 134, H.D. 1, S.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on
behalf of the members of the
Committee on Public Safety and
Intergovernmental and Military
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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: i /
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 Aye / Aye (WR) Nay Excused
WAKAI, Glenn (C)
ELEFANTE, Brandon J.C. (VC)
FUKUNAGA, Carol
RHOADS, Karl
AWA, Brenton
TOTAL ^1*
A/y 1
Recommendation: / ' / f '
\ / Adopted __ Not Adopted
______________________________ ------------ _____________
Chair’s or Designee’s Signature: XA
Distribution: Original V Goldenrod
File with Committee Report^—cldrs/Oftice Drafting Agency Committee File Copy
*Only one measure per Record of Votes
Revised: 01/09/24