Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2001

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred S.B. No. 1406 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to rename "Admission Day" to "Statehood Day" under the State Holiday Law, Chapter 8, Hawaii Revised Statutes.

The University of Hawaii testified in support of this measure.

Your Committee finds that the day Hawaii was admitted as a state of the Union is celebrated annually as Admission Day. However, it seems that many of our citizens are not aware of the reason for this name. Admission offices in schools, colleges, and hospitals continually receive inquiries concerning the nature of the holiday.

Your Committee also finds that other states commonly refer to this holiday as "Statehood Day", a name which clearly conveys the nature of the holiday and the purpose of its observance and celebration.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1406 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.