STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1615

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    H.C.R. No. 163

 

 

 

Honorable Donna Mercado Kim

President of the Senate

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

 

Madam:

 

     Your Committee on Technology and the Arts, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 163 entitled:

 

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A PILOT PROGRAM FOR THE CREATION OF URBAN ART ON STATE-OWNED PROPERTY UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE HAWAII STATE FOUNDATION ON CULTURE AND THE ARTS,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose and intent of this measure is to request the Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts to establish a two-year pilot program for the creation of urban art on state-owned property.

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, Department of Transportation, and two individuals.  Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Historic Hawaii Foundation.

 

     Your Committee finds that graffiti is a pervasive problem in many communities throughout Hawaii and can be a visual blight in neighborhoods and lower property values.  Your Committee further finds that urban art, which includes graffiti and tagging, can be a form of social commentary and a vehicle of personal expression by young generations of city youth who are continuously looking for ways to have their voices heard.  This measure permits the establishment of authorized outlets for urban art in order to enable appropriate creative social expression while mitigating unauthorized acts of graffiti.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Technology and the Arts that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 163, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

 

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

 

 

 

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GLENN WAKAI, Chair