STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3654

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: H.C.R. No. 274

 

 

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Energy, Environment, and International Affairs, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 274 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION EXPRESSING STRONG SUPPORT FOR MAINTAINING PEACE IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC WITH THE UNITED NATIONS AND WITH THE SUPPORT OF ALLIES AND FRIENDS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to express strong support for maintaining peace in the Asia-Pacific region.

One member of the House of Representatives submitted testimony in support of this measure.

The United States President has followed a positive policy of seeking dialogue with North Korea in an effort to convince that country to abandon its nuclear program and institute appropriate international safeguards. Your Committee finds that diplomatic engagement is more favorable than unilateral military action in that region and that Hawaii should express its support of this policy as a means of maintaining peace in the Asia-Pacific region.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Energy, Environment, and International Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 274, and recommends its adoption.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Energy, Environment, and International Affairs,

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J. KALANI ENGLISH, Chair