HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2021

 

COMMITTEE ON CULTURE, ARTS, & INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

Rep. Cedric Asuega Gates, Chair

Rep. Matthew S. LoPresti, Vice Chair

 

Rep. Sharon E. Har

Rep. Adrian K. Tam

Rep. Jeanne Kapela

Rep. Ryan I. Yamane

Rep. Scott Y. Nishimoto

Rep. Gene Ward

 

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

DATE:

Wednesday, February 3, 2021

TIME:

10:00 A.M.

PLACE:

VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE

Conference Room 329

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

 

 

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A G E N D A

 

HB 623

Status

RELATING TO THE BERNICE PAUAHI BISHOP MUSEUM.

Appropriates federal funds to support the work of the State of Hawaii Museum of Natural and Cultural History.

 

CAI, JHA, FIN

HB 625

Status

RELATING TO THE FESTIVAL OF PACIFIC ARTS.

Extends the date on which the temporary commission on the thirteenth festival of pacific arts shall cease to exist to August 31, 2025.  Permits the commission members to discuss matters relating to official board business without regard to chapter 92, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to enable them to perform their duties faithfully.

 

CAI, JHA, FIN

 

HB 678

Status

RELATING TO STATE HOLIDAYS.

Recognizes La Ku‘oko‘a, Hawaiian Recognition Day, as an official state holiday.  Removes election day as an official state holiday.

 

CAI, JHA, FIN

 

DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW

 

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Rep. Cedric Asuega Gates

Chair