STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1523

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2017

RE:   H.C.R. No. 25

      H.D. 1

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. 25 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION STRONGLY URGING THE HAWAII COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY TO KEEP, IN PERPETUITY, THE EHIME MARU MEMORIAL AT ITS PRESENT LOCATION AT KAKAAKO WATERFRONT PARK,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to strongly urge the Hawaii Community Development Authority to keep, in perpetuity, the Ehime Maru Memorial at its present location at Kakaako Waterfront Park, including requesting the Authority's Executive Director to provide written assurance to the Legislature.

The Honolulu City Councilmember representing District 6 and the Executive Director of the Hawaii Community Development Authority submitted comments.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Requesting the Hawaii Community Development Authority not to permit any alcohol-dispensing venue to be located on the mound on which the Ehime Maru Memorial is located;

     (2)  Changing its title to read: "STRONGLY URGING THE HAWAII COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY TO KEEP, IN PERPETUITY, THE EHIME MARU MEMORIAL AT ITS PRESENT LOCATION AT KAKAAKO WATERFRONT PARK AND REQUESTING THE HAWAII COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY NOT TO PERMIT ANY ALCOHOL-DISPENSING VENUE TO BE LOCATED ON THE MOUND ON WHICH THE EHIME MARU MEMORIAL IS LOCATED."; and

     (3)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

     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. 25, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Water & Land in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 25, H.D. 1.

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