STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1489-12

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2012

RE:   H.R. No. 107

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2012

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on International Affairs, to which was referred H.R. No. 107 entitled:

"HOUSE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF HAWAII AND THE HAWAII SISTER-STATE COMMISSION TO APPROVE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A SISTER STATE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE STATE OF HAWAII AND THE PROVINCE OF BALI INDONESIA,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to request the Governor of Hawaii to assist Hawaii in becoming a more active participant in the Asia-Pacific region by authorizing the establishment of a sister-state relationship between the State of Hawaii and Bali, Indonesia.

The Department of Defense; Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism; Consul General of Indonesia; Hawaii Gamelan Society; and numerous individuals testified in support of this measure.  Franko's Maps commented on this measure.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style, including the changing of its title to read: 

"REQUESTING THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF HAWAII AND THE HAWAII SISTER-STATE COMMISSION TO APPROVE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A SISTER-STATE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE STATE OF HAWAII AND THE PROVINCE OF BALI, INDONESIA".

     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.R. No. 107, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.R. No. 107, H.D. 1.

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

____________________________

KAREN L. AWANA, Chair