STAND. COM. REP. NO.  690-16

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2016

 

RE:   H.B. No. 2491

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2016

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 2491, H.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO VIETNAM WAR COMMEMORATION,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to honor the men and women who served, and to reflect on and appreciate the sacrifices they made, during the Vietnam War by appropriating funds to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Vietnam War with programs, ceremonies, and activities.

 

     The Department of Defense, Office of Veterans' Services, and an individual provided testimony in support of the measure.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2491, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

 

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

 

 

 

 

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair