STAND. COM. REP. NO.488-02
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2002
RE: H.B. No. 1942
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-First State Legislature
Regular Session of 2002
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1942 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT ESTABLISHING A COMMISSION TO CELEBRATE THE ONE-HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ARRIVAL OF FILIPINOS TO HAWAII,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to provide for the celebration marking the centennial anniversary of the arrival of the Filipino people to Hawaii by:
(1) Establishing a temporary commission, to be known as the Filipino Centennial Celebration Commission, to arrange commemoration ceremonies and activities; and
(2) Allowing the Commission to seek grants and accept donations to finance projects, programs, and activities for the centennial anniversary celebration.
The State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, Ilocos Surian Association of Hawaii, Big Island Filipino Community Council, and Congress of Visayan Organizations submitted testimony in support of this measure.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1942 and recommends that it pass Third Reading.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,
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____________________________ DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Chair |
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