STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1636

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2005

RE: H.C.R. No. 41

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on International Affairs, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 41 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING NATIVE HAWAIIANS AND OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDERS AS AN UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITY GROUP AND URGING ALL SCHOLARSHIPS, FELLOWSHIPS, AND OTHER ACADEMIC PROGRAMS THAT GIVE PREFERENCE OR LIMIT ACCESS TO UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITIES TO RECOGNIZE NATIVE HAWAIIANS AND OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDERS AS A DISTINCT AND UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITY,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this Concurrent Resolution is to distinctly recognize native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders as a distinct underrepresented minority.

The State Representative from the Seventh House District testified before the committee in support of the measure. It was stated that this measure was introduced at the request of a native Hawaiian college student in response to the practice of grouping Pacific Islanders with Asians and not recognizing native Hawaiians.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on International Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 41 and recommends its adoption.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on International Affairs,

 

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HELÉNE H. HALE, Chair