STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1059-08

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

RE:   H.R. No. 22

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.R. No. 22 entitled:

"HOUSE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING THE MONTH OF JUNE 2008 AS FILIPINO VETERANS APPRECIATION MONTH,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this resolution is to proclaim the month of June 2008 as Filipino Veterans Appreciation Month.

     The Filipino American Citizens League, Philippine Nurses Association-Hawaii, Nursing Advocates & Mentors, Inc., Filipino Coalition for Solidarity, United Filipino Council of Hawaii, Congress of Visayan Organizations, Oahu Filipino Community Council, and National Federation of Filipino American Associations Region 12 testified in support of this resolution.  The Office of Veterans Services supported the concept of 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.R. No. 22 and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Public Safety & Military Affairs.

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

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KAREN LEINANI AWANA, Acting Chair