STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1531
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2017
RE: H.C.R. No. 177
Honorable Joseph M. Souki
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Ninth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2017
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Veterans, Military, & International Affairs, & Culture and the Arts, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 177 entitled:
"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE HAWAII SISTER-STATE COMMITTEE TO EVALUATE THE SISTER-STATE APPLICATION AND, UPON APPROVAL, PROCEED WITH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A SISTER-PROVINCE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE STATE OF HAWAII AND THE PROVINCE OF AKLAN OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES,"
begs leave to report as follows:
(1) Evaluate the sister-state application of the Province of Aklan of the Republic of the Philippines; and
(2) Upon approval of the application, proceed with the establishment of a sister-province relationship between the State of Hawaii and the Province of Aklan for the economic, social, cultural, educational, and environmental benefit of the people of both places.
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 H.C.R. No. 177 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 |
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