STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1526

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2017

RE:   H.C.R. No. 70

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. 70 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE TO ISSUE A COMMEMORATIVE POSTAGE STAMP IN HONOR OF ALFRED APAKA,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to request the United States Postal Service to issue a commemorative stamp in honor of the great Hawaiian vocalist Alfred Apaka on March 19, 2019, and to release the commemorative stamp in Waikiki first.

The Hawaii Lodging & Tourism Association and a concerned individual supported 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 H.C.R. No. 70 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