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 S.B. No. 2382, S.D. 2, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to appropriate an unspecified amount of funds for the establishment of a Korean War Museum, provided that funds appropriated are matched at an unspecified ratio with federal or other sources of funding.

The Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism and the Office of Veterans Services supported the intent of this bill.

Your Committee recognizes the heroism and sacrifice of those who served in the Korean War. A Korean War Museum would not only honor Korean War veterans, but also attract visitors from the mainland of the United States and Korea as well.

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 S.B. No. 2382, S.D. 2, and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.