Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Human Services, to which was referred H.R. No. 209 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this resolution is to request the Governor to designate and celebrate 2008 as the "Year of the Family" and to establish a Family Celebration Commission to administer the celebration.

The Hawaii Family Forum, Hawaii Catholic Conference, American Family Coalition of Hawaii's 'Ohana Project, and Blueprint for Change testified in support of this resolution.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Human Services that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 209 and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance.