STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1408

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2009

RE:   H.C.R. No. 49

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Water, Land, & Ocean Resources, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 49, H.D. 1, entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING FULL PRESERVATION OF UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS AIR STATION EWA AS A NATIONAL MONUMENT, MUSEUM, AND RESTORED PARK FOR THE STATE OF HAWAII,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to acknowledge and honor the efforts of Hawaii's soldiers in World War II by urging the full preservation of what is now the Marine Corps Air Station Ewa, or a portion of it, as a National Monument.

     The Department of Land and Natural Resources provided comments.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water, Land, & Ocean Resources that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 49, H.D. 1, and recommends its adoption.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Water, Land, & Ocean Resources,

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KEN ITO, Chair