STAND. COM. REP. NO. 256-00

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 2000

                                 RE: H.B. No. 2262
                                     H.D. 1




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Culture and the Arts, to which was
referred H.B. No. 2262 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT ESTABLISHING A COMMISSION TO CELEBRATE
     THE ONE-HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ARRIVAL OF THE KOREANS
     TO HAWAII,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to support the celebration of
the centennial anniversary of the arrival of the Korean people to
Hawaii by establishing a temporary commission (Commission) to
arrange and promote related activities.

     Testimony in support of this bill was received by the Office
of the Governor, the Consulate General of the Republic of Korea,
the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, KBFD-TV, the Korean
American Coalition Hawaii Chapter, the 2003 Centennial Committee
of Korean Immigration to the United States, and a concerned
individual.

     Your Committee finds that Hawaii is a multicultural society
that is proud of its diverse ethnic heritage.  Koreans have
played a significant role in Hawaii's history and a centennial
celebration will recognize the contributions of Koreans socially,
culturally, and economically to the State.  Various Korean
organizations are also committed to celebrating the centennial
arrival of Koreans to Hawaii because it also marks the arrival of
the first Koreans to America. 


 
 
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     Your Committee has amended this bill by:

     (1)  Providing that the Commission and the various program
          activities sponsored by the Commission shall be
          protected from civil liability;

     (2)  Allowing an individual appointed to another commission
          the opportunity to serve on the Commission;

     (3)  Deleting any reference to the Korean Ethnic Celebration
          Trust Fund;

     (4)  Requiring the Commission to identify a nonprofit
          organization that will be responsible for any moneys
          received or expended for the centennial celebration;

     (5)  Requiring that any grants or subsidies appropriated by
          the Legislature be exempt from Chapter 42F, Hawaii
          Revised Statutes; and

     (6)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for
          purposes of clarity and style. 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Culture and the Arts that is attached to this
report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose
of H.B. No. 2262, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass
Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2262, H.D.
1, and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Culture and the
                                   Arts,



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                                   K. MARK TAKAI, Chair