STAND. COM. REP. 1160

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2003

RE: H.R. No. 64

H.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on International Affairs, to which was referred H.R. No. 64 entitled:

"HOUSE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR TO DETERMINE THE IMPACT OF THE COMPACT OF FREE ASSOCIATION ON THE STATE OF HAWAII, AND REQUESTING HAWAII'S CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION TO INTRODUCE LEGISLATION IN CONGRESS CALLING FOR FURTHER REVIEW OF THE MIGRATION ISSUE AND FOR INCREASED AID FOR THE EDUCATIONAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT OF THE COMPACT, AND ANY NEWLY RENEGOTIATED COMPACT, ON THE STATE OF HAWAII,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this resolution is to request:

(1) The Governor to prepare a report documenting the impact of the Compact of Free Association (Compact) on Hawaii; and

(2) Hawaii's Congressional delegation to introduce legislation in Congress calling for:

(A) Further review of the migration of people from the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau; and

(B) Increased aid for the education and social impact of the Compact, and any newly negotiated Compact on Hawaii.

The Hawaii Government Employees Association testified in support of this measure. The Department of Human Services supported the intent of this measure.

Many residents of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the

Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau will continue to migrate to Hawaii because of the Compacts with the United States. Your Committee believes that Congress should review this migration issue and increase the amount of federal aid to Hawaii to cover the Compact's educational and social impact on Hawaii.

Your Committee has amended this resolution by:

(1) Providing that the Secretary of the Interior of the United States also receive a certified copy of this resolution; and

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

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on International Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 64, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as H.R. No. 64, H.D. 1.

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

 

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HELÉNE H. HALE, Chair