STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1421-14

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2014

RE:   H.R. No. 165

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.R. No. 165 entitled:

"HOUSE RESOLUTION REQUESTING FACEBOOK TO CORRECT INACCURATE PLACE NAMES AND LOCATION INFORMATION PERPETUATED AND WIDELY-DISTRIBUTED ON FACEBOOK PAGES TO BETTER PROTECT THE STATE'S SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC INTERESTS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to better protect the State's social and economic interests by requesting Facebook to assist the State of Hawaii in correcting inaccurate place names and location information that are perpetuated and widely-distributed on Facebook pages.

Kailua General Store and a concerned individual 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.R. No. 165 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