STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1910-08

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

RE:   S.C.R. No. 5

      S.D. 1

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.C.R. No. 5, S.D. 1, entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE EFFORTS OF THE ALL BELIEVERS NETWORK TO ESTABLISH THE STATEWIDE INTERFAITH STEERING COMMITTEE TO EXPLORE THE POSSIBILITY OF ORGANIZING A MAJOR INTERNATIONAL INTERFAITH CONFERENCE IN HAWAII TO TAKE PLACE BY 2011,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to encourage fellowship and collaboration between various religious faiths by supporting the efforts of the All Believers Network (ABN) to establish the Statewide Interfaith Steering Committee to explore the possibility of organizing a major international interfaith conference in Hawaii to take place by 2011.

     ABN supported this measure.  The Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism submitted comments.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Tourism & Culture that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 5, S.D. 1, and recommends its adoption.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Tourism & Culture,

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RYAN I. YAMANE, Chair