STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1448-08

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

RE:   H.C.R. No. 104

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on International Affairs, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 104 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING THE PRESIDENT, THE SECRETARY OF STATE, AND THE SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY TO INCLUDE THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA IN THE VISA WAIVER PROGRAM,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to urge the President, Secretary of State, and Secretary of Homeland Security to include the Republic of Korea in the Visa Waiver Program.

     The Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism, Korean Visa Waiver Committee, U.S.-Korea Business Council, and American Chamber of Commerce in Korea supported this concurrent resolution.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on International Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 104 and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Tourism & Culture.

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

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RIDA T.R. CABANILLA, Chair