STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1718

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2013

RE:   S.C.R. No. 173

      S.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 Water & Land, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 173, S.D. 1, entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES AND THE STATE FOUNDATION ON CULTURE AND THE ARTS TO ASSIST THE FRIENDS OF LILIUOKALANI GARDENS IN ITS PREPARATIONS TO COMMEMORATE THE CENTENNIAL OF THE DEATH OF QUEEN LILIUOKALANI AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE GARDEN SHE FOSTERED,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to request the Department of Land and Natural Resources and the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts to assist the private nonprofit organization, Friends of Lili‘uokalani Gardens, in its preparations to commemorate the centennial of Lili‘uokalani Gardens and the death of Queen Lili‘uokalani.

The Department of Land and Natural Resources, State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, Historic Hawai‘i Foundation, and Papa Ola Lokahi submitted testimony in support of this measure.  Friends of Lili‘uokalani Gardens and an individual submitted comments.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water & Land that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 173, S.D. 1, and recommends its adoption.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Water & Land,

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CINDY EVANS, Chair