STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3306

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  H.B. No. 2262
                                        H.D. 2
                                        S.D. 1




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred H.B.
No. 2262, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT ESTABLISHING A COMMISSION TO CELEBRATE
     THE ONE-HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ARRIVAL OF THE KOREANS
     TO HAWAII,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to establish a commission to
celebrate the one-hundredth anniversary of the arrival of Koreans
in Hawaii. 

     Your Committee finds that Hawaii's ethnic variety is one of
its cultural blessings that makes the State the unique place that
it is.  Immigrants who came to Hawaii a century or more ago have
given Hawaii not only cultural variety, but vibrancy in foods,
languages, clothing, and economic growth.  Other ethnic groups
have celebrated centennials in the past few years and the Korean
community is now ready to celebrate its own accomplishments.
This measure will make the centennial celebration possible.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your
Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No.
2262, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

 
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                                 Respectfully submitted on behalf
                                 of the members of the Committee
                                 on Ways and Means,



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                                 CAROL FUKUNAGA, Co-Chair



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                                 ANDREW LEVIN, Co-Chair

 
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