STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1528-08

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

RE:   H.C.R. No. 90

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. 90 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO SUPPORT THE KOREA-UNITED STATES FREE TRADE AGREEMENT,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to urge the United States Congress to support the Korea-United States Free Trade Agreement.

     The Korean Consulate General in Honolulu, U.S.-Korea Business Council, and American Chamber of Commerce in Korea supported this concurrent resolution.  The Hawaii Chapter of the Asian Pacific Labor Alliance opposed this measure.

     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. 90 and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Economic Development & Business Concerns.

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

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RIDA T.R. CABANILLA, Chair