STAND. COM. REP. NO.  517-14

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2014

RE:   H.B. No. 1564

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2014

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Veterans, Military, & International Affairs, & Culture and the Arts, to which was referred H.B. No. 1564 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO VETERANS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to recognize the sacrifices made by the men and women of the armed forces of the United States and continue to honor their memory by properly maintaining the statewide network of veterans' cemeteries.  Specifically, this bill requires the counties to obtain approval from the Office of Veterans' Services prior to any action that may negatively impact the State's obligation to establish and maintain veterans' cemeteries.  

The Military Officers Association of America, Hawaii Chapter, testified in support of this measure.  The Office of Veterans' Services provided comments.

     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 is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1564 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

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