STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1157-04
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2004
RE: H.C.R. No. 233
H.D. 1
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Second State Legislature
Regular Session of 2004
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on International Affairs, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 233 entitled:
"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION TO COMMEMORATE THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE MARCH 1, 1954 DETONATION OF BRAVO H-BOMB ON BIKINI ATOLL OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to request the United States Congress to provide full compensation of awards which have been made by the Marshall Islands Nuclear Claims Tribunal to the victims of nuclear tests in the Marshall Islands.
The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Coalition-Hawaii, the Mayor of Rongelap, Marshall Islands, and five concerned individuals submitted testimony in support of this measure.
Your Committee has amended this concurrent resolution by:
(1) Amending its title to read:
"requesting the united states congress to provide for the compensation of awards, to the fullest extent, as determined by the marshall islands nuclear claims tribunal"; and
(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.
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. 233, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 233, H.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on International Affairs,
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____________________________ HELÉNE H. HALE, Chair |
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