STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1464

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    S.C.R. No. 65

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Madam:

     Your Committee on Economic Development and Taxation, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 65 entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING THE GOVERNOR TO HONOR JOHN PAPA 'I'I BY DECLARING AUGUST 3, 2007, AS JOHN PAPA 'I'I DAY,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to honor John Papa ‘Ī‘ī, a leading citizen of the Hawaiian kingdom during the nineteenth century.

     Testimony in support of this measure was received from one individual.

     Your Committee finds that John Papa ‘Ī‘ī was trained from earliest childhood for a life of service to the high chiefs.  He served as a companion and personal attendant to King Kamehameha II; as a general superintendent of Oahu schools and influential member in the court of Kamehameha III; as a member of the Treasury Board, Privy Council, and the Board of Land Commissioners.  John Papa ‘Ī‘ī represented the House of Nobles in the drafting of the Constitution, and he served from 1846 to 1864 as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Hawaii.

     Your Committee supports the recognition of John Papa ‘Ī‘ī for his many contributions to the government, culture and people of Hawaii.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Economic Development and Taxation that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 65 and recommends its adoption.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Economic Development and Taxation,

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CAROL FUKUNAGA, Chair