STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1661_______

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 1999

                                 RE:  H.C.R. No. 251
                                     




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Culture and the Arts, to which was
referred H.C.R. No. 251 entitled: 

     "HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE UNITED STATES
     POSTAL SERVICE AND THE MEMBERS OF THE CITIZENS' STAMP
     ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO ISSUE A COMMEMORATIVE STAMP AND
     STATIONERY TO HONOR SPARK M. MATSUNAGA (1916-1990), UNITED
     STATES SENATOR AND CONGRESSMAN, AND WORLD WAR II HERO,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of the House Concurrent Resolution is to request
the United States Postal Service and the members of the Citizens'
Stamp Advisory Committee to issue a commemorative stamp and
stationary to Spark M. Matsunaga.

     Your committee finds that Spark M. Matsunaga (1916-1990),
United States Senator and Congressman, and decorated World War II
hero who dedicated his life and career to achieving liberty and
justice for all people, should be honored through a commemorative
stamp and stationary for all to recognize his outstanding and
exemplary achievements.

     Testimony in support of this measure was received from the
Hawaii State Commission on the Status of Women.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Culture and the Arts that is attached to this

 
 
 
 
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report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of
H.C.R. No. 251, and recommends its adoption.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Culture and the
                                   Arts,



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                                   K. MARK TAKAI, Chair