STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1627

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2013

RE:   H.R. No. 175

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.R. No. 175 entitled:

"HOUSE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO ISSUE CERTIFICATES OF BIRTH, MARRIAGE, DIVORCE, OR DEATH CONTAINING NAMES IN THE HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE AS ACCURATELY AND TIMELY AS CERTIFICATES CONTAINING NAMES THAT ARE NOT IN THE HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to request the Department of Health to issue certificates of birth, marriage, divorce, and death containing names in the Hawaiian language as accurately and within the same time frame as certificates containing names that are not in the Hawaiian language.

     Two concerned individuals supported this measure.  The Department of Health submitted comments on the measure.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 175 and recommends its adoption.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary,

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KARL RHOADS, Chair