STAND. COM. REP. NO.  41

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2013

RE:   H.B. No. 223

      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 Ocean, Marine Resources, & Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred H.B. No. 223 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO MAHINA ‘OLELO HAWAI‘I,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to designate the month of February as "‘Ōlelo Hawai‘i Month" to celebrate and encourage the use of the Hawaiian language.

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs, the Ali‘i Pauahi Hawaiian Civic Club, the Kuakini Hawaiian Civic Club of Kona, the Oahu Island Burial Council, and one individual testified in support of this measure.  One individual submitted comments on this measure.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by making technical, nonsubstantive amendments to its English language sections for clarity, consistency, and style.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ocean, Marine Resources, & Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 223, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 223, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ocean, Marine Resources, & Hawaiian Affairs,

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FAYE HANOHANO, Chair