Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Tourism and Culture, to which was referred H.B. No. 1532 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to appropriate $15,000 for fiscal year 2003-2004 and $15,000 for fiscal year 2004-2005 for the annual celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

The Hawaii Civil Rights Commission, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Coalition-Hawaii, and a concerned citizen supported this bill.

Your Committee recognizes the accomplishments and efforts of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and supports efforts to celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

Your Committee has amended this measure by changing the appropriation amount to $1 to further discussion. In addition, 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 Tourism and Culture that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1532, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1532, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Finance.