STAND. COM. REP. NO.
Honolulu, Hawaii
MAR 31 Z0Z5
RE: S.C.R. No. 229
S. D. 1
Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi
President of the Senate
Thirty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2025
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committees on Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs and
Public Safety and Military Affairs, to which was referred S.C.R.
No. 229 entitled:
"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING EACH COUNTY POLICE
DEPARTMENT TO PURCHASE AND DEPLOY EXPLOSION DETECTION
TECHNOLOGY TO LOCATE AND RESPOND TO EXPLOSIONS CAUSED BY THE
ILLEGAL USE OF FIREARMS AND FIREWORKS,"
beg leave to report as follows:
The purpose and intent of this measure is to:
(1) Request each county police department in the State to
purchase and deploy explosion detection technology to
locate and respond to explosions caused by the illegal
use of firearms and fireworks; and
(2) Request each county Chief of Police in the State to
ensure appropriate training is provided to police
officers in the use of the explosion detection
technology equipment.
Your Committees received testimony in support of this measure
from the State of Hawaii Organization of Police Officers, Pearl
City Neighborhood Board No. 21, and three individuals.
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Your Committees received testimony in opposition to this
measure from one individual.
Your Committees find that illegal fireworks have long posed
significant public safety risks and health hazards in Hawaii,
leading to traumatic impacts on the communities of the State.
According to testimony received by your Committees, deployment of
explosion detection technology, such as ShotSpotter, has been
successfully used in over ninety cities nationwide to detect and
locate gunfire, leading to faster response times and more accurate
crime scene identification, and its application in detecting
illegal fireworks can similarly enhance law enforcement's ability
to respond swiftly and effectively to fireworks-related incidents.
This measure is therefore a critical step towards enhancing public
safety and addressing the persistent challenges faced by local law
enforcement in managing illegal fireworks activities.
Your Committees have amended this measure by making
technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity
and consistency.
As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your
Committees on Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs and Public
Safety and Military Affairs that are attached to this report, your
Committees concur with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 229,
as amended herein, and recommend its adoption in the form attached
hereto as S.C.R. No. 229, S.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on
behalf of the members of the
Committees on Energy and
Intergovernmental Affairs and
Public Safety and Military
BRANDON J.C. ELEFANTE, Chair
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 The Senate
Thirty-Third Legislature
State of Hawai‘i
Record of Votes
Committee on Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs
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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:
Pass, unamended Pass, with amendments __ Hold __ Recommit
2312 2311 2310 2313
Members Aye Aye (WR) Nay Excused
WAKAI, Glenn (C) v/
CHANG, Stanley (VC) iX
DECOITE, Lynn vZ
RICHARDS, III, Herbert M. “Tim”
FEVELLA, Kurt
TOTAL 4 1
Recommendation:
Adopted __ Not Adopted
Chair’s or Designee’s 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: 12/09/24
 The Senate
Thirty-Third Legislature
State of Hawai‘i
Record of Votes
Committee on Public Safety and Military Affairs
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Bill / Resolution No.: Committee Referral: Date:
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[2] The Committee is reconsidering its previous decision on this measure.
If so, then the previous decision was to:___________________________________
The Recommendation is: X
Pass, unamended Pass, with amendments __ Hold __ Recommit
2312 2311 2310 2313
Members Aye / Aye (WR) Nay Excused
ELEFANTE, Brandon J.C. (C)
WAKAI. Glenn (VC)
FUKUNAGA, Carol
RHOADS. Karl
DECORTE. Samantha
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Recommendation:
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Chair’s or Designee’s Signature^^^Z2C2 X \
Distribution: Original \ /Yellow / Pink Goldenrod
File with Committee Report '<-^lerl^ Officy Drafting Agency Committee File Copy
*Only one measure per Record of Votes
Revised: 12/09/24