Honolulu, Hawaii
H.D. 1
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Sixth State Legislature
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committees on Culture & the Arts and Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred H.B. No. 1637 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE STATE TREE,"
beg leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to designate the ‘ōhi‘a lehua tree (Metrosideros polymorpha) as the official tree of the State.
Several concerned individuals supported this bill. A concerned individual opposed this measure. The Department of Land and Natural Resources offered comments.
After careful consideration, your Committees have amended this bill by designating the kukui tree (Aleurites Moluccana) as the official state heritage tree and the ‘ōhi‘a lehua tree as the official state native tree.
As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Culture & the Arts and Hawaiian Affairs that are attached to this report, your Committees are in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1637, as amended herein, and recommend that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1637, H.D. 1, and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Culture & the Arts and Hawaiian Affairs,
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FAYE HANOHANO, Chair |
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JESSICA WOOLEY, Chair |
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