STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1270-14

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2014

RE:   H.C.R. No. 45

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. 45 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION EXPRESSING CONCERN OVER PERSISTENT AND CREDIBLE REPORTS OF SYSTEMATIC, STATE-SANCTIONED ORGAN HARVESTING FROM NON-CONSENTING PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE, IN THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA, INCLUDING FROM LARGE NUMBERS OF FALUN GONG PRACTITIONERS IMPRISONED FOR THEIR RELIGIOUS BELIEFS AND MEMBERS OF OTHER RELIGIONS AND ETHNIC MINORITY GROUPS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to preserve human rights by calling on the Government of the People's Republic of China to immediately end the practice of organ harvesting from prisoners, particularly from Falun Gong prisoners of conscience and members of other religious and ethnic minority groups.

Numerous 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. 45 and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

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