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HI HCR163
Concurrent Resolution
Status
3/9/2018
Primary Sponsor
James Tokioka
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AI Summary
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Urges the Federal Communications Commission, Federal Emergency Management Agency, and National Weather Service to update the Emergency Alert System to match and synchronize textual and audible information during television broadcasts.
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Recognizes that people who are deaf or hard of hearing rely on textual information from Emergency Alert System broadcasts but currently receive incomplete text compared to audible information.
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Requires certified copies of the resolution to be transmitted to the FCC Chairperson, FEMA Administrator, National Weather Service Director, Hawaii Governor, and Hawaii Adjutant General.
Legislative Description
Urging The Federal Communications Commission, The Federal Emergency Management Agency, And The National Weather Service To Make Necessary Updates To Ensure That Textual And Audible Information From The Emergency Alert System Are Matched And Synchronized During Television Broadcasts.
Emergency Alert System
Last Action
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Souki excused (1).
3/28/2018