STAND. COM. REP. NO.  576-14

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2014

RE:   H.B. No. 2073

      H.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2014

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 2073, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO MEMORIALS,"

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 Enduring Freedom, Operation New Dawn, the Global War on Terrorism, Homeland Defense, Operation Noble Eagle, and those who have protected our borders by land, sea, and air, by appropriating funds for fiscal year 2014-2015 for the planning, design, and construction of:

(1)  The Hawaii Gulf War Memorial on the grounds of the Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery in Kaneohe, Oahu; and

(2)  Replicas of the Hawaii Gulf War Memorial to be located on the grounds of state veterans' cemeteries statewide.

The Department of Accounting and General Services, State Office of Veterans Services, State Civil Defense, Advisory Board on Veterans' Services, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, National Association for Uniformed Services, Military Officers Association of America, Hawaii Chapter, and several individuals supported 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 H.B. No. 2073, 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