STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1560-00

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 2000

                                 RE: S.C.R. No. 103
                                     




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committees on Public Safety and Military Affairs and
Culture and the Arts, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 103
entitled:

     "SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING SUPPORT FOR THE
     DOCUMENTARY FILM "AN UNTOLD TRIUMPH" AND FOR THE STATE
     FOUNDATION ON CULTURE AND THE ARTS TO ASSIST COMPLETION OF
     THE FILM PROJECT BY PROVIDING FUNDS,"

beg leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to urge support
for the documentary film "An Untold Triumph" and for the State
Foundation on Culture and the Arts to assist completion of the
film project by providing funds.

     One individual testified in support of this measure.  The
State Foundation on Culture and the Arts testified in opposition
to this measure.

     Your Committees find that approximately 7,000 Filipino-
American soldiers served with distinction in the United States
Army during World War II.  Some of these soldiers were trained as
special forces units and performed critical reconnaissance
missions for General MacArthur's return to the Philippines.
Furthermore, the contributions and sacrifices of these brave men
are, for the most part, undocumented and unknown to the general
public.


 
 
 
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     Completing this documentary will preserve the experiences,
exploits, and heroic deeds of these Filipino-American soldiers so
that they can be retold to future generations of Americans.
Furthermore, the current generation of Filipino-Americans can
take pride in their place in history.

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your
Committees on Public Safety and Military Affairs and Culture and
the Arts that are attached to this report, your Committees concur
with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 103 and recommend that
it be referred to the Committee on Finance.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committees on Public Safety and
                                   Military Affairs and Culture
                                   and the Arts,




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K. MARK TAKAI, Chair               NESTOR R. GARCIA, Chair