STAND. COM. REP. NO 3153
Honolulu, Hawaii
RE: S.C.R. No. 88
Honorable Donna Mercado Kim
President of the Senate
Twenty-Seventh State Legislature
Regular Session of 2014
State of Hawaii
Madam:
Your Committee on Technology and the Arts, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 88 entitled:
"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION APPROVING THE SELECTION OF DANNY KALEIKINI TO BE INDUCTED INTO THE ALOHA ORDER OF MERIT,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose and intent of this measure is to approve the selection of Danny Kaleikini to be inducted into the Aloha Order of Merit.
Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Hawaii Farm Bureau and two individuals.
Your Committee finds that during his long and distinguished career as an entertainer, performer, and musician, Danny Kaleikini devoted himself to the betterment of the State while embodying the concept of the Aloha Spirit, provided extraordinary service to the State, and brought honor to the State. For thirty years, he welcomed the world to the Hala Terrace at the Kahala Hilton, combining music, his Hawaiian background, humor, and the Aloha Spirit. Mr. Kaleikini has performed in establishments around the world, and former Governor John Waihee proclaimed Danny Kaleikini as Hawaii's "Ambassador of Aloha", a title shared with Duke Kahanamoku. Since his retirement in 1995, he has been actively entertaining for special occasions and has raised nearly $450,000 for local charities.
Your Committee is in agreement that Danny Kaleikini's distinguished career and service to the State make him highly deserving of induction into the Aloha Order of Merit.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Technology and the Arts that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 88 and recommends its adoption.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Technology and the Arts,
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____________________________ GLENN WAKAI, Chair |
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