STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1421-12

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2012

 

RE:   H.R. No. 171

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2012

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committees on Public Safety & Military Affairs and Transportation, to which was referred H.R. No. 171 entitled:

 

"HOUSE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY TO EXTEND THE HOURS OF OPERATION OF THE TRANSPORTATION WORKER IDENTIFICATION CREDENTIAL ENROLLMENT CENTER ON OAHU AND TO OPEN A SECOND CENTER LOCATED AROUND THE PORT AREA OR WEST OF THE PORT AREA ON OAHU,"

 

beg leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to urge the United States Department of Homeland Security to:

 

(1)  Extend the hours of the Transportation Worker Identification Credential Enrollment Center, which is located on Oahu, on weekdays;

 

(2)  Open the Transportation Worker Identification Credential Enrollment Center on weekends; and

 

(3)  Open a second Transportation Worker Identification Credential Enrollment Center around the port area or west of the port area.

 

     Hawaii Transportation Association testified in support of this measure.

 

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Public Safety & Military Affairs and Transportation that are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 171 and recommend that it be referred to the Committee on Finance.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Public Safety & Military Affairs and Transportation,

 

 

____________________________ JOSEPH M. SOUKI, Chair		____________________________ HENRY J.C. AQUINO, Chair