STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1716-16

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2016

RE:   S.C.R. No. 48

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2016

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Veterans, Military, & International Affairs, & Culture and the Arts, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 48 entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE GOVERNOR TO ORDER THAT WHENEVER THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES IS FLOWN ON A PERMANENT FLAGPOLE IN FRONT OF THE STATE CAPITOL BUILDING, THE NATIONAL LEAGUE OF FAMILIES' POW/MIA FLAG SHALL BE FLOWN ON THE SAME HALYARD,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to acknowledge the commitment of the United States to resolve the fates of members of the Armed Forces who are still prisoners, missing, and unaccounted for, and who are symbolized by the National League of Families' POW/MIA flag (POW/MIA flag), by requesting the Governor to order that:

(1)  Whenever the United States flag is flown on a permanent flagpole in front of the State Capitol building, the POW/MIA flag be flown on the same halyard directly under the United States flag; and

(2)  If the United States flag and the Hawaii State flag are flown in front of the State Capitol on different halyards, the POW/MIA flag be flown directly below the United States flag, or if on the same halyard, the POW/MIA flag be flown directly under the Hawaii State flag.

The Office of Veterans' Services submitted comments on 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 S.C.R. No. 48 and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Veterans, Military, & International Affairs, & Culture and the Arts,

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KEN ITO, Chair