STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1384

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2009

RE:   H.R. No. 193

      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.R. No. 193 entitled:

"HOUSE RESOLUTION URGING THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR TO PLACE IOLANI PALACE ON THE NOMINATION LIST TO THE UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION FOR WORLD HERITAGE SITE DESIGNATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this resolution is to urge the United States Department of the Interior to place Iolani Palace on the nomination list to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization for World Heritage Site designation.

     The Friends of Iolani Palace supported this resolution.  The Department of Land and Natural Resources supported the intent of this resolution.

     Your Committee has amended this resolution to add Princess Abigail Kinoiki Kekaulike Kawananakoa as a recipient of a certified copy of this resolution.  In addition, your Committee has made technical, nonsubstantive changes for style, clarity, and consistency.

     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.R. No. 193, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Tourism, Culture, & International Affairs in the form attached hereto as H.R. No. 193, H.D. 1.

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

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KEN ITO, Chair