CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO.5-02

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2002

RE: H.B. No. 1942

S.D. 1

C.D. 1

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2002

State of Hawaii

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2002

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 1942, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT ESTABLISHING A COMMISSION TO CELEBRATE THE ONE-HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ARRIVAL OF FILIPINOS TO HAWAII,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

The purpose of this bill is to establish a temporary commission known as the Filipino Centennial Celebration Commission to oversee arrangements for the commemoration of the centennial anniversary of the arrival of the first Filipinos to Hawaii.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by inserting a provision declaring that members of the Commission shall be immune from civil liability as provided for under section 26-35.5, Hawaii Revised Statutes.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1942, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1942, S.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

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NORMAN SAKAMOTO, Chair

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JERRY CHANG, Co-Chair

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BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Co-Chair

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NATHAN SUZUKI, Co-Chair