STAND. COM. REP. NO.  274-08

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

 

RE:   H.B. No. 3343

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on International Affairs, to which was referred H.B. No. 3343 entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO FILIPINO-AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this bill is to commemorate the contributions of Filipino-Americans to Hawaii and the United States by designating October as Filipino-American History Month.

 

     The Hawaii Civil Rights Commission, United Filipino Council of Hawaii, Filipino Coalition for Solidarity, National Federation of Filipino American Associations Region XII, Oahu Filipino Community Council, and a concerned individual testified in support of this bill.  The Office of the Mayor of the City and County of Honolulu supported the intent of this measure.

 

     Your Committee has amended this bill by making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on International Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 3343, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 3343, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Tourism & Culture.

 

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

 

 

 

 

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RIDA T.R. CABANILLA, Chair