STAND. COM. REP. NO.  8-12

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2012

RE:   H.B. No. 1984

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2012

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred H.B. No. 1984 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to designate the month of February as "Olelo Hawaii Month" to celebrate and encourage the use of Hawaiian language.

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs, Kuakini Hawaiian Civic Club of Kona, Hawaii Bilingual/Hawaii Olelo Palua, and numerous individuals supported this measure.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1984 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

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

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FAYE HANOHANO, Chair