STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1478

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2013

RE:   S.B. No. 551

      S.D. 2

      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 Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 551, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO A MEMORIAL,"

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, Operation Enduring Freedom, the Global War on Terrorism, Homeland Defense, and Operation Noble Eagle, as well as those who have protected our borders by land, sea, and air by directing the Office of Veterans Services, with the assistance of the Department of Accounting and General Services, State Department of Defense, and the State Historic Preservation Division, to develop plans to establish a memorial honoring the veterans of these campaigns.

The Office of Veterans Services and two concerned individuals testified in support of this measure.  The Department of Accounting and General Services and Veterans of Foreign Wars, Department of Hawaii commented on this measure.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 551, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair