STAND. COM. REP. 1343
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2003
RE: H.C.R. No. 206
H.D. 1
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Second State Legislature
Regular Session of 2003
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committees on Health and Human Services and Housing and International Affairs, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 206 entitled:
"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE UNITED NATIONS TO CONSIDER THE ESTABLISHMENT IN HAWAII OF A CENTER FOR THE HEALTH, WELFARE, AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES OF THE UNITED STATES, ASIA, AND THE PACIFIC AND REQUESTING SUPPORT FOR THE CENTER FROM THE PRESIDENT AND THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES,"
beg leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to help establish a Center for the Health, Welfare, and Education of Children, Youth, and Families of the United States, Asia, and the Pacific (Center) by:
(1) Requesting the United Nations (UN) to consider the establishment in Hawaii of the Center;
(2) Urging the President and Congress of the United States to support the establishment of the Center; and
(3) Requesting the House and Senate Committees on Health, House Committee on International Affairs, and the Keiki Caucus to convene an exploratory task force to develop a proposal for consideration by the UN.
A concerned individual submitted testimony in support of this concurrent resolution.
Your Committees find that children and youth are the key to world peace, sustainability, and productivity in the next millennium. The populations of countries in Asia and the Pacific Rim are the largest and fastest growing segment of the world's population, with young people representing the largest percentage of that population.
Further, your Committees find that Hawaii's location in the middle of the Pacific Rim, between Asia and the Americas and its diverse culture and many shared languages, provide an excellent strategic location for meetings and exchanges.
Your Committees have amended this concurrent resolution by:
(1) Acknowledging the World Youth Congress and the Moroccan delegation who visited Hawaii and demonstrated their global vision of peace;
(2) Noting that world peace is a major goal;
(3) Seeking assistance to fund the Center;
(4) Sending a certified copy of the concurrent resolution to the Director of Peace Child International; and
(5) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for purposes of clarity and style.
As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Health and Human Services and Housing and International Affairs that are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 206, as amended herein, and recommend that it be referred to the Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 206, H.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Health and Human Services and Housing and International Affairs,
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____________________________ MICHAEL PUAMAMO KAHIKINA, Chair |
____________________________ DENNIS A. ARAKAKI, Chair |
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____________________________ HELÉNE H. HALE, Chair |