STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1234

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    S.C.R. No. 55

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Public Safety, Intergovernmental, and Military Affairs, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 55 entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU TO NAME A STREET AFTER MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose and intent of this measure is to urge the City and County of Honolulu to name a street after Martin Luther King, Jr.

     Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Hawai‘i Civil Rights Commission.

     Your Committee finds that honoring Martin Luther King, Jr., is a noble and worthy endeavor.   Dr. King was a renowned advocate for nonviolent protest and civil disobedience and was a hero of the American civil rights movement.  Currently, there are forty-two states that have at least one street named after Dr. King.  Hawaii is one of the few remaining states that has yet to name a street in Dr. King's honor.  Your Committee finds that it is important to honor Martin Luther King, Jr., and celebrate his legacy.  The City and County of Honolulu is therefore urged to name a street after Martin Luther King, Jr.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Public Safety, Intergovernmental, and Military Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 55 and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Judiciary and Labor.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Public Safety, Intergovernmental, and Military Affairs,

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CLARENCE K. NISHIHARA, Chair