STAND. COM. REP. NO. 208
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2013
RE: H.B. No. 1396
H.D. 1
Honorable Joseph M. Souki
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Seventh State Legislature
Regular Session of 2013
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Veterans, Military, & International Affairs, & Culture and the Arts, to which was referred H.B. No. 1396 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE JAPANESE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE IN HAWAII,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this measure is to preserve, perpetuate, share the legacy, and tell the story of Americans of Japanese ancestry who served in the armed forces of the United States, as well as those who were detained in internment camps, during World War II. Specifically, this bill appropriates $500,000 in general funds to be used as matching funds for the establishment of the Nisei Veterans Legacy Center and Honouliuli Internment Camp Educational Center.
Your Committee has amended this measure by:
(1) Changing the amount appropriated for the planning, design, and construction of the Nisei Veterans Legacy Center and Honouliuli Internment Camp Educational Center from $500,000 to an unspecified sum;
(2) Changing its effective date to July 1, 2050, to encourage further discussion; and
(3) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Veterans, Military, & International Affairs, & Culture and the Arts that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1396, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1396, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Higher Education.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Veterans, Military, & International Affairs, & Culture and the Arts,
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____________________________ K. MARK TAKAI, Chair |
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