Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on International Affairs, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 17 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to authorize the establishment of a state-province relationship between Hawaii and the province of Ilocos Norte of the Republic of the Philippines.

The United Bacarreneos of Hawaii testified in support of this resolution.

Your Committee finds that there is an existing relationship between the Province of Ilocos Norte and Hawaii because several notable citizens in Hawaii can trace their roots or have immigrated from the Province of Ilocos Norte, including the city of Laoag. Your Committee further finds that this resolution will encourage economic, cultural, and educational exchanges between this State and the Province of Ilocos Norte.

Your Committee has amended this concurrent resolution by:

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on International Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 17, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 17, H.D. 1.