STAND. COM. REP. NO.1263-02

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2002

RE: H.R. No. 142

H.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2002

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committees on Tourism and Culture and Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred H.R. No. 142 entitled:

"HOUSE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE GOVERNOR TO DESIGNATE THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2002, AS THE "DUKE PAOA KAHANAMOKU HO'OLAULEA" TO COMMEMORATE THE LIFETIME ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF DUKE PAOA KAHANAMOKU,"

beg leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this resolution is to request the Governor to designate the month of August, 2002, as the "Duke Paoa Kahanamoku Ho'olaulea" to commemorate the lifetime accomplishments of Duke Paoa Kahanamoku.

The Department of Accounting and General Services, Capitol Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation, Seahorse Oceansports Association, Outrigger Duke Kahanamoku Foundation, and two concerned citizens supported this measure.

Your Committees recognize the profound impact that Duke Kahanamoku made in the lives of the people of Hawaii, the United States, and nations around the world. He demonstrated his considerable athletic prowess by earning numerous gold, silver, and bronze medals in the 1912, 1920, 1924, and 1932 Olympic Games. His heroic surfboard rescue of eight people on June 14, 1925, at Corona Del Mar, California, served as a testament to his courage and bravery. This particular incident also proved that surfboards had the potential to be used as a lifesaving tool in ocean rescues. For these and numerous other achievements, your Committees fully support initiatives that honor and commemorate Duke Kahanamoku.

Your Committees have amended this measure by:

(1) Clarifying that Duke Kahanamoku served as Sheriff of the City and County of Honolulu from 1935 through 1960;

(2) Changing references to the name "F. Kamakaopiopio Clarke Myamoto" to "Kamaka Clark Miyamoto"; and

(3) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for purposes of style and clarity.

As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Tourism and Culture and Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs that are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 142, as amended herein, and recommend its adoption in the form attached hereto as H.R. No. 142, H.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Tourism and Culture and Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs,

 

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ERIC G. HAMAKAWA, Chair

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JERRY CHANG, Chair