STAND. COM. REP. NO.  997

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2011

 

RE:   S.B. No. 1130

      S.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred S.B. No. 1130, S.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this bill is to preserve the Hawaiian language and culture by requiring that state and county documents, letterheads, emblems, and symbols, when newly created, replaced, or reprinted, contain accurate, appropriate, and authentic Hawaiian names and language.

 

     A concerned individual testified in support of this bill.  A concerned individual opposed this measure.  The Mayor of the City and County of Honolulu provided comments.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1130, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

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FAYE HANOHANO, Chair