STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1685

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2013

 

RE:   H.C.R. No. 90

      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. 90 entitled:

 

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING THE STATE OF HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND THE MILITARY AFFAIRS COUNCIL OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF HAWAII TO ESTABLISH A WORKING GROUP TO ASSESS THE FEASIBILITY OF A CONSOLIDATED MILITARY TRANSITION, IMMERSION, AND EDUCATION CENTER,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to assist military families in relocating to Hawaii and transitioning into the Hawaii community by urging the state Department of Defense and the Military Affairs Council of The Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii to establish an interagency working group to assess the operational and budgetary feasibility of a Consolidated Military Transition, Immersion, and Education Center for military families in Hawaii.

 

     The Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Military Officers Association of Hawaii, and a concerned individual testified in support of this measure.  The Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii testified in support of the intent of this measure.   

 

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

 

     (1)  Changing its title to read: "URGING THE VARIOUS BRANCHES OF THE UNITED STATES ARMED SERVICES IN THE STATE OF HAWAII, IN COOPERATION WITH THE MILITARY AFFAIRS COUNCIL OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF HAWAII, TO ESTABLISH A WORKING GROUP TO ASSESS THE FEASIBILITY OF A CONSOLIDATED MILITARY TRANSITION, IMMERSION, AND EDUCATION CENTER";

 

     (2)  Urging the various branches of the United States Armed Services in Hawaii, rather than the state Department of Defense, to work in cooperation with the Military Affairs Council of The Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii to establish the interagency working group;

 

     (3)  Including senior enlisted personnel and their spouses from all military bases in Hawaii as members of the working group;

 

     (4)  Removing the Adjutant General of the State of Hawaii, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and President of the Senate as recipients of a certified copy of the measure;

 

     (5)  Adding the Commander of the United States Pacific Command; Commander of the United States Pacific Fleet; Commander of the United States Pacific Air Forces; Commanding General of the United States Army Pacific; Commander of the United States Marine Corps Forces Pacific; and Commander of the 14th Coast Guard District as individuals to whom certified copies of the measure are to be sent; and

 

     (6)  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. 90, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 90, 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