STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1242

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2011

RE:   H.C.R. No. 11

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on International Affairs, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 11 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING THE GOVERNOR OF HAWAI‘I TO INVITE ALL APEC COUNTRIES TO ESTABLISH HONORARY CONSULS IN HAWAI‘I AHEAD OF THE 2011 APEC SUMMIT,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to foster international relations by urging the Governor of the State of Hawaii to request all Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation-member countries to establish honorary consuls in Hawaii before the 2011 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit.

     The Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism testified in support of this measure.  A concerned individual opposed this measure.

     Your Committee has amended this concurrent resolution by:

(1)  Including the Consular Corps of Hawaii in the process of requesting all Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation-member countries to establish honorary consuls in Hawaii before the 2011 APEC summit;

(2)  Amending its title to read: "HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING THE GOVERNOR OF HAWAI‘I TO INVITE ALL ASIA-PACIFIC ECONOMIC COOPERATION COUNTRIES TO ESTABLISH HONORARY CONSULS IN HAWAI‘I BEFORE THE 2011 ASIA-PACIFIC ECONOMIC COOPERATION SUMMIT"; and

(3)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for consistency, clarity, and style.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on International Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 11, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 11, H.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on International Affairs,

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KAREN L. AWANA, Chair