STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1328

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2013

RE:   H.C.R. No. 115

      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.C.R. No. 115 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE OFFICE OF VETERANS SERVICES, WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF OTHER DEPARTMENTS, TO PLAN AND ESTABLISH A MEMORIAL ON THE STATE CAPITOL GROUNDS HONORING THE VETERANS OF THE PERSIAN GULF WAR, OPERATION DESERT STORM, OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM, OPERATION NEW DAWN, AND OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to recognize the sacrifices and contributions of veterans from Hawaii who served in the Persian Gulf War, Operation Desert Storm, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation New Dawn, and Operation Enduring Freedom by requesting the Office of Veterans' Services, with the assistance of the Department of Accounting and General Services and the Department of Defense, to develop plans to establish a memorial honoring the veterans of these conflicts on the grounds of the State Capitol near the Korea and Vietnam war memorials.

The Department of Land and Natural Resources and Department of Hawaii-Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States testified in support of this measure.  The Department of Accounting and General Services and Office of Veterans Services testified in support of the intent of this measure.   

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Deleting language specifying that the memorial be placed on the grounds of the State Capitol near the Korean and Vietnam War Memorial;

     (2)  Changing its title to read:  "REQUESTING THE OFFICE OF VETERANS SERVICES, WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF OTHER DEPARTMENTS, TO PLAN AND ESTABLISH A MEMORIAL HONORING THE VETERANS OF THE PERSIAN GULF WAR, OPERATION DESERT STORM, OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM, OPERATION NEW DAWN, AND OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM"; 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 concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 115, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 115, H.D. 1.

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