STAND. COM. REP. NO.  60

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2007

RE:   H.B. No. 540

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on International Affairs, to which was referred H.B. No. 540 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR A GLOBAL YOUTH CENTER IN HAWAII,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to enable Hawaii to serve as a meeting place where youth from around the world can discuss and learn about major global issues.  This bill appropriates funds to establish a Global Youth Center in Hawaii.

     The state senator from the 13^th Senatorial District, Pacific and Asian Affairs Council, The United Nations Association-Hawaii Division, Ke Au Hou, and numerous individuals testified in support of this bill.  The Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism, the University of Hawaii (UH), and an individual supported the intent of this measure.  The East-West Center offered comments.

     Your Committee has amended this bill by:

     (1)  Designating the East-West Center as the expending agency      through UH; and

     (2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity        and style.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on International Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 540, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 540, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Higher Education.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on International Affairs,

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RIDA T.R. CABANILLA, Chair