Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committees on Public Safety & Military Affairs and Labor & Public Employment, to which was referred H.B. No. 1329 entitled:

beg leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to support the Nisei Veterans Memorial Center.

Specifically, this bill appropriate $1,300,000 as a grant-in-aid for the Nisei Veterans Memorial Center to complete phase II of the intergenerational center for preschoolers and an adult day care center in order to provide needed services so as to care for and honor the patriots of World War II who exemplified the rights and duties of citizenship. The center will provide a sense of community and necessary services for our World War II veterans. The Center will continue to honor their heroic acts and patriotism for future generations.

Your Committees received testimony in support of this bill from a member of the Maui County Council and from the Office of Veterans Services.

Your Committees find that the construction of Phase II of the Center is necessary to serve the community of World War II veterans who are seeking adult day care services. The intergenerational aspect of the Center will be enhanced by the provision of educational services for preschoolers.

Upon further consideration, your Committees have amended this bill to change the amount appropriated from $1,300,000 to $1 for purposes of stimulating further discussion.

As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Public Safety & Military Affairs and Labor & Public Employment that are attached to this report, your Committees are in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1329, as amended herein, and recommend that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1329, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Finance.