STAND. COM. REP. NO. 79

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2005

RE: S.B. No. 575

 

 

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committees on Media, Arts, Science, and Technology and Tourism, to which was referred S.B. No. 575 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE KING KAMEHAMEHA CELEBRATION COMMISSION FUND,"

beg leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to create a trust fund to be administered by the Hawaii Community Foundation and the King Kamehameha commissioners to fund the King Kamehameha parade and festivities.

Your Committees received testimony in support of this measure from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs and Kamehameha Schools. Your Committees also received comments from the Department of Accounting and General Services.

Your Committees recognize the importance of preserving and commemorating the memory of King Kamehameha I and the Hawaiian culture. The King Kamehameha parade and festivities are long-standing traditions that are regular reminders of Hawaii's history, culture, and customs. Your Committees find that the King Kamehameha celebration is an important community event that honors the memory of King Kamehameha, and further find that the parade and festivities are revenue-generating events that contribute significantly to Hawaii's economy. Your Committees believe that this measure will assure the perpetuation of the King Kamehameha celebrations.

As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Media, Arts, Science, and Technology and Tourism that are attached to this report, your Committees are in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 575 and recommend that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Media, Arts, Science, and Technology and Tourism,

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DONNA MERCADO KIM, Chair

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CAROL FUKUNAGA, Chair