STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1894-08

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

 

RE:   H.C.R. No. 103

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Economic Development & Business Concerns, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 103 entitled:

 

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A STATE-PROVINCE AFFILIATION BETWEEN THE STATE OF HAWAII OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE PROVINCE OF NEGROS ORIENTAL OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to allow the Governor to establish a state-province relationship between the Province of Negros Oriental in the Republic of the Philippines and the State of Hawaii.

 

     The Balaan Catalina Society Inc., Congress of Visayan Organizations, Cebuano Association of Hawaii, and a concerned individual testified in support of this measure.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Economic Development & Business Concerns that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 103 and recommends its adoption.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Economic Development & Business Concerns,

 

 

 

 

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KYLE T. YAMASHITA, Chair