STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3393

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    S.R. No. 22

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2016

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Judiciary and Labor, to which was referred S.R. No. 22 entitled:

"SENATE 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 and intent of this measure is to request 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.

     Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from one individual.

     Your Committee finds that in 1982, the National League of Families' POW/MIA flag became the only flag, other than the flag of the United States, to fly over the White House in Washington, D.C.  The National League of Families' POW/MIA flag is a tangible and lasting tribute to Prisoners of War or Missing in Action members of the United States Armed Services.  Implementation of this measure will honor the sacrifices made by members of the United States Armed Forces.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary and Labor that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.R. No. 22 and recommends its adoption.

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

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GILBERT S.C. KEITH-AGARAN, Chair