STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3511

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  H.C.R. No. 40
                                        H.D. 1




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

Sir:

     Your Committee on Transportation and Intergovernmental
Affairs, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 40, H.D. 1, entitled: 

     "HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE SECRETARY OF
     VETERANS AFFAIRS AND CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS TO WORK TOWARD
     ALLOWING FILIPINO-AMERICAN VETERANS TO BE INTERRED IN
     NATIONAL OR STATE VETERANS CEMETERIES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of the measure is to urge the Secretary of
Veteran Affairs and the congressional leaders to work towards
allowing Filipino-American veterans who served under USAFE, the
Philippine Army, the Philippine Scouts or recognized guerrilla
units to be interred in national or state veterans cemeteries.

     Testimony in support of the measure was received from the
Office of Veteran Services.

     Your Committee finds that those Filipino American veterans
who have courageously served our country should be allowed to be
interred in national or state veterans cemeteries and strongly
supports this measure.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Transportation and Intergovernmental Affairs that is
attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent
and purpose of H.C.R. No. 40, H.D. 1, and recommends its
adoption.


 
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                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Transportation
                                   and Intergovernmental Affairs,



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                                   CAL KAWAMOTO, Chair

 
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