Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2002

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Tourism and Culture, to which was referred H.B. No. 2129 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to appropriate funds to establish a National Korean War Museum, provided that State funds are matched by federal or other sources, or both.

Testimony in support of this measure was submitted by the Aloha Chapter of The Chosin Few, Inc. The Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism supported the intent of this bill.

Your Committee has amended this measure by making technical, nonsubstantive changes for purposes of style and clarity.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Tourism and Culture that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2129, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2129, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Finance.