STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1303

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2013

RE:   H.C.R. No. 218

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. 218 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO AWARD THE CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR TO JOHN KUULEI KAUHAIHAO, OF HONAUNAU, HAWAII,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to recognize and honor the ultimate sacrifice on the battlefield made by a Hawaii born member of the United States military, First Lieutenant John Kuulei Kauhaihao, by urging the United States Congress to award him the Congressional Medal of Honor for his ultimate act of valor during the Vietnam War.  

The Department of Defense of the State of Hawaii and several concerned individuals testified in support of this measure.

     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. 218 and recommends its adoption.

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