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 S.B. No. 2331, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to appropriate $200,000 to carry out the functions of the Fiftieth Anniversary Commemoration of the Korean War Commission.

The 5^th Regimental Combat Team, Korean War Veterans, Hawaii; Korean & Vietnam War Memorial Dedication; 50^th Anniversary Commemoration of the Korean War Steering Committee; Old Soldiers Reunion; Aloha Chapter of the Chosin Few, Inc.; Korean War Veterans Association, Hawaii Chapter #1; and several concerned citizens supported this measure. The Department of Defense supported the intent of this measure.

Your Committee has amended this measure by changing the appropriation amount to $1 to facilitate further discussion. Other technical, nonsubstantive amendments were made for purposes of style and clarity.

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 S.B. No. 2331, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2331, S.D. 2, H.D. 2.