STAND. COM. REP. NO.  660-14

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2014

RE:   H.B. No. 2573

      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 Veterans, Military, & International Affairs, & Culture and the Arts, to which was referred H.B. No. 2573 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE STATE INSTRUMENT,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to honor a musical instrument that is recognized throughout the world and has a tremendous history in Hawaii by establishing and designating the ukulele as the official ‘auwana instrument of the State.

Several concerned individuals testified in support of this bill.  One individual provided comments.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Removing the statutory description delineating the two-part origin of the ukulele;

     (2)  Clarifying that the ukulele is the official musical string instrument of the State rather than the official ‘auwana instrument; and

     (3)  Making numerous technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.

     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. 2573, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2573, H.D. 1, and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.

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