STAND. COM. REP. NO.  455-10

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2010

RE:   H.R. No. 30

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2010

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Economic Revitalization, Business, & Military Affairs, to which was referred H.R. No. 30 entitled:

"HOUSE RESOLUTION URGING CONGRESS AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES TO SUPPORT THE PASSAGE OF S. 1337, THE FILIPINO VETERANS FAMILY REUNIFICATION ACT OF 2009, OR SIMILAR LEGISLATION, TO EXPEDITE FAMILY REUNIFICATION FOR CERTAIN FILIPINO VETERANS OF WORLD WAR II,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this resolution is to expedite family reunification for certain Filipino veterans of World War II by urging Congress and the President of the United States to support passage of the Filipino Veterans Family Reunification Act of 2009, or similar legislation.

     The Oahu Veterans Council and the WW II Fil-Am Veterans and Ladies Auxiliary-Hawaii Chapter supported this resolution.

     Your Committee finds that this resolution presents a compelling cause.  Federal action to expedite reunification of these veterans with their families is long overdue, and time is of the essence if we are to correct the injustice done to these veterans, who are now in their 70s and 80s.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Economic Revitalization, Business, & Military Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 30 and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Tourism, Culture, & International Affairs.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Economic Revitalization, Business, & Military Affairs,

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ANGUS L.K. MCKELVEY, Chair