STAND. COM. REP. NO.  50-18

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2018

 

RE:   H.B. No. 2181

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Veterans, Military, & International Affairs, & Culture and the Arts, to which was referred H.B. No. 2181 entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PEARL HARBOR REMEMBRANCE DAY,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to recognize and honor the 2,403 service members and civilians who were killed during the attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, by establishing December 7 of each year as Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day in Hawaii.

 

     Rainbow Family 808 testified in support of this measure.  The Office of Veterans Services testified in support of the intent of this measure.  A concerned individual provided comments.

 

     Your Committee has amended this measure by changing its effective date to June 15, 2215, to facilitate further discussion.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Veterans, Military, & International Affairs, & Culture and the Arts that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2181, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2181, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Finance.

 

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Veterans, Military, & International Affairs, & Culture and the Arts,

 

 

 

 

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MATTHEW S. LOPRESTI, Chair