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HI HCR42
Concurrent Resolution
Status
3/8/2022
Primary Sponsor
Jackson Sayama
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AI Summary
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Requests the Auditor to conduct an audit of state harbor inspection procedures for shipping containers to prevent illegal fireworks importation into Hawaii.
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Requires the audit to review current harbor inspection procedures for illegal fireworks, including out-of-state and interisland cargo inspections.
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Directs the audit to assess whether recommendations from the January 2011 Illegal Fireworks Task Force report and the 2019 Legislative Reference Bureau update have been implemented.
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Requires the Auditor to submit a report with findings, recommendations, and any proposed legislation to the Legislature no later than twenty days before the 2023 Regular Session convenes.
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Notes that over 99 percent of Hawaii's 200,000+ annual shipping containers arrive through state commercial harbors, with only a small fraction inspected by government agencies.
Legislative Description
Requesting The Auditor To Conduct An Audit Of Harbor Inspection Procedures Of State Departments For Shipping Containers To Prevent The Importation Of Illegal Fireworks Into The State.
Fireworks
Last Action
Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on CPC as amended in HD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Eli, Todd, Woodson, Yamane excused (4).
3/29/2022