STAND. COM. REP. NO.  725

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2015

RE:   H.B. No. 1119

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2015

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1119 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO FILIPINO VETERANS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to provide funding to cover the funeral and burial costs of Filipino veterans of World War II, including the cost of returning the deceased veteran's remains to the Philippines for burial, in accordance with the veteran's final wishes.

The National Association for Uniformed Services, Hawaii Chapter; WWII Fil-Am Veterans and Ladies Auxiliary Hawaii Chapter; and a concerned individual provided testimony in support of this measure.  The Office of Veterans Services and a concerned individual provided comments.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1119 and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair