STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1187-08

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

RE:   S.B. No. 2433

      S.D. 2

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 S.B. No. 2433, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO IOLANI PALACE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to ensure appropriate use of state resources by requiring the State of Hawaii Museum of Monarchy History to meet certain conditions and requirements to receive state funds.

     The Friends of Iolani Palace 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 S.B. No. 2433, S.D. 2, 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