STAND. COM. REP. NO.  365

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2011

RE:   H.B. No. 49

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Public Safety & Military Affairs, to which was referred H.B. No. 49 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ARMED FORCES SERVICE MEMBERS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to authorize the federally prescribed DD Form 93, or its successor form, as an acceptable method of determining the person authorized to direct the disposition of an armed forces service member's remains.

     The State Department of Defense and The Oahu Veteran's Council testified in support of this measure.  The United States Department of Defense State Liaison Office provided comments.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Public Safety & Military Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 49 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Public Safety & Military Affairs,

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HENRY J.C. AQUINO, Chair