STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1387

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2011

RE:   H.C.R. No. 231

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. 231 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING THE RATIFICATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to protect the rights of persons with disabilities by urging the President of the United States to sign and the United States Senate to ratify the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

     The Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism provided comments.

     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. 231 and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Human Services.

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

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KAREN L. AWANA, Chair