STAND. COM. REP. NO.1333

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2001

RE: S.B. No. 552

S.D. 2

H.D. 1

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2001

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 552, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR A KOREAN WAR MUSEUM,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to make an appropriation of general funds to the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism (DBEDT) for the establishment of a national Korean War Museum in Hawaii.

The Office of Veterans Services, Oahu Veterans Council, Honolulu Korean Junior Chamber, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and two concerned individuals testified in support of this bill. The Celtic Church commented on this bill. DBEDT opposed this bill.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 552, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

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DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Chair