STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1424-14

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2014

RE:   H.C.R. No. 138

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.C.R. No. 138 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION DESIGNATING JULY 20, 2014, AS "TRANQUILITY BASE DAY" IN HAWAII TO HONOR THE FORTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE APOLLO 11 LUNAR LANDING AT TRANQUILITY BASE AND URGING THE UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION TO INCLUDE TRANQUILITY BASE AND ASSOCIATED ARTIFACTS ON THE WORLD HERITAGE LIST,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to recognize the unique role Hawaii played in the first lunar landing by honoring the forty-fifth anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing at Tranquility Base through the designation of July 20, 2014, as "Tranquility Base Day" in Hawaii and the urging of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization to include Tranquility Base and associated artifacts on the World Heritage List.

The Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism and several concerned individuals testified in support of this measure.

     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 concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 138 and recommends its adoption.

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