Just received an action alert from NRA-ILA on the current draft of SB69.  It looks like NRA-ILA have updated the previous alert, which Dr Cooper/HRA mentioned had some inaccuracies. The wording in this new alert better reflects what's going on with SB69.  Thanks to HRA/Dr Cooper- who I'm guessing were in contact w/ NRA-ILA rep for Hawaii to point out the issues w/ the older action alert.
Here:s the link to the alert:
http://www.nraila.org/legislation/state-legislation/2013/3/hawaii-background-check-bill-makes-final-committee-stop.aspx
This alert also provides the usual contact info for Hawaii FIN committee, along with a link to State Legislature to provide written testimony.  The hearing w/ FIN is scheduled for this Thursday, 03-28-13 3:15PM in House conference room 308.

On the HRA website, there's also a March 25th action alert regarding support of a line item in the budget for the Puuanahulu Shooting Range.  See: http://www.hawaiirifleassociation.org/
The first ppg from this HRA alert reads:
"Governor Abercrombie, in his budget sent to the Legislature for 2013-2015, has listed a $3.25 million budget item to plan, design, construct and equip a new shooting range in Kailua-Kona on the Big Island. Approved by the Board of Land and Natural Resources in February 2007 and advanced again by Governor Lingle's "Recreational Renaissance" but never funded, the proposal involves general-purpose rifle, pistol, 3-D bow hunting and archery ranges and a sporting clays course initially and then a 1,000-yard rifle, 100-yard airgun, action pistol, and pistol, rifle and trap and skeet ranges, an education center, rest rooms, picnic areas and parking. A world-class shooting complex. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has already committed $305,000. The site, a square mile of land within the Pu'uanahulu Game Management area, immune from encroachment, is near the Kona hotels. This budget item has already passed the House and has crossed to the Senate. If the Senate approves, it stays in the budget."

While HRA is in support of the current draft of SB69, one of my reasons to oppose is how the bill may affect future out-of-state shooters/hunters who want to visit this pending BI shooting range, but are hesitant to do so when there's more hurdles for them to go through to bring their guns to this facility.  HRA alert also states:
"The proposed range complex for Kailua-Kona can draw large national mainland shooting groups for rifle, pistol, shotgun, cowboy action, and handgun competitions during the winter months when their ranges on the mainland are covered with snow and ice. There is no range in the State that can accommodate this level of shooting sports."

These potential visitors would bring much needed money into our local economy.  I don't think we want to pass a bill which may inhibit them from doing so.