CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 116

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2013

RE:    H.B. No. 1396

       H.D. 1

       S.D. 2

       C.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

Honorable Donna Mercado Kim

President of the Senate

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

Sir and Madam:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 1396, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE JAPANESE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE IN HAWAII,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

     The purpose of this bill is to preserve, perpetuate, and share the legacy of Americans of Japanese ancestry who served in the armed forces of the United States, as well as those who were detained in internment camps, during World War II.  Specifically, this measure:

    (1)   Appropriates an unspecified amount to the University of Hawaii at West Oahu for the planning, design, and construction of the Nisei Veterans Legacy Center;

    (2)   Requires the University of Hawaii at West Oahu to report to the 2014 Legislature on the status of the Nisei Veterans Legacy Center, including the status of public and private grants or donations;

    (3)   Appropriates an unspecified amount to continue the work of the Honouliuli Park Site Project Advisory Group;

    (4)   Requires the Honouliuli Park Site Project Advisory Group to report to the 2014 Legislature on the Group's recommendations to leverage funding for a Honouliuli Internment Site educational resource center and the status of designating the Honouliuli internment prisoner of war camp site and associated sites as part of the United States National Park Service; and

    (5)   Conditions the expenditure of all appropriations in the measure on the funds being matched by private or public grants or donations.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Appropriating $150,000 for Fiscal Year 2013-2014 to the University of Hawaii at West Oahu to be used only for the planning and design of the Nisei Veterans Legacy Center and not for construction;

     (2)  Deleting all provisions and references relating to the Honouliuli Internment Site and Honouliuli Park Site Project Advisory Group;

     (3)  Changing its effective date to July 1, 2013; and

     (4)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1396, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1396, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

______________________________ GLENN WAKAI, Chair	____________________________ K. MARK TAKAI, Co-Chair
______________________________ MALAMA SOLOMON, Co-Chair	____________________________ ISAAC W. CHOY, Co-Chair
______________________________ SUZANNE CHUN OAKLAND, Co-Chair	____________________________ TY J.K. CULLEN, Co-Chair