STAND. COM. REP. NO.  311-08

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

RE:   H.B. No. 3279

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Tourism & Culture, to which was referred H.B. No. 3279 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE HAWAII UNITED OKINAWA ASSOCIATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to support the expansion plans of the Hawaii United Okinawa Association (Association) by clarifying an existing appropriation for the Association provided under Act 160, Session Laws of Hawaii 2006.  Specifically, this measure clarifies that the appropriation is for land acquisition relating to the expansion of the Hawaii Okinawa Center in Waipio Gentry. 

     The Association supported this bill.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Tourism & Culture that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 3279 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Tourism & Culture,

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RYAN I. YAMANE, Chair