STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3215

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  H.B. No. 750
                                        H.D. 1
                                        S.D. 1




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Water, Land, and Hawaiian Affairs, to
which was referred H.B. No. 750, H.D. 1, entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ISLAND SYMBOLS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to establish an official
color and flower or lei material for each island of the State.

     Testimony in support of the measure was received from the
Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the Kaho'olawe Island Reserve
Commission, and a private citizen.

     Your Committee finds that the measure officially establishes
in statute that which citizens of the State have long recognized
and accepted as the various floral and color designations of each
island.

     Your Committee has amended the measure by correcting the
reference to the flower of the kukui tree as the "pua kukui" and
by making a technical, nonsubstantive amendment for purpose of
style.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Water, Land, and Hawaiian Affairs that is attached
to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and
purpose of H.B. No. 750, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and
recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached

 
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hereto as H.B. No. 750, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, and be placed on the
calendar for Third Reading.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Water, Land, and
                                   Hawaiian Affairs,



                                   ______________________________
                                   COLLEEN HANABUSA, Chair

 
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