Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1199, H.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to appropriate funds for the Filipino centennial celebration, to be matched by the Filipino Centennial Celebration Commission (Commission).

The Commission, Ilocos Surian Association of Hawaii, and Congress of Visayan Organizations testified in support of this bill. The Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts and Fil-American Citizens League supported the intent of the measure.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1199, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.