STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1050

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 1999

                                   RE:  H.B. No. 89
                                        H.D. 1




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Education and Technology, to which was
referred H.B. No. 89, H.D. 1, entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE OKINAWAN CENTENNIAL
     CELEBRATION COMMISSION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to appropriate funds to the
State Foundation on Culture and the Arts to fund the Okinawan
Centennial Celebration Commission and its activities.

     Testimony in support of this measure was received from the
Okinawan Centennial Celebration Commission and the Hawaii United
Okinawa Association.

     Your Committee finds that the Hawaii United Okinawa
Association is seeking matching funds from the State to support
the Okinawan Centennial Celebration in the year 2000.  Expected
benefits to the State include increasing tourism during the
celebration, recognizing the many contributions that Okinawan
immigrants have made to the State, and showcasing Okinawa's
unique culture which is part of the multi-cultural tapestry of
Hawaii. 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Education and Technology that is attached to this
report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose
of H.B. No. 89, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Second
Reading and be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

 
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                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Education and
                                   Technology,



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                                   DAVID Y. IGE, Chair

 
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