HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THE TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2017
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COMMITTEE ON VETERANS, MILITARY, & INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, & CULTURE AND THE ARTS |
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Rep. Ken Ito, Chair |
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Rep. James Kunane Tokioka, Vice Chair |
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Rep. Romy M. Cachola |
Rep. Richard H.K. Onishi |
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Rep. Isaac W. Choy |
Rep. Justin H. Woodson |
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Rep. Takashi Ohno |
Rep. Gene Ward |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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Thursday, February 09, 2017 |
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9:30 a.m. |
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Conference Room 429 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
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RELATING TO MEMORIALS. Appropriates funds for the planning and design of a memorial to honor service members of the recent conflicts in the Persian Gulf, Iraq, Afghanistan, and the various theaters of the Global War on Terrorism, to be located at the Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery in Kaneohe, on the island of Oahu, and replicas of the memorial to be located at state veterans cemeteries statewide.
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RELATING TO TAXATION. Establishes an income tax credit for host families of foreign exchange individuals. (HB547 HD1)
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RELATING TO FILIPINO VETERANS. Appropriates funds for the Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts to commission an artist to design and build a monument at the Filipino Community Center in Waipahu, Oahu, that honors Filipino veterans of World War II.
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RELATING TO FILIPINO VETERANS BURIAL ASSISTANCE. Appropriates funds for burial grants for qualifying Filipino-American veterans to provide funeral and burial services and transportation of their remains to the Philippines; provided that federal funds remain unavailable and there remain eligible Filipino-American veterans living in the State.
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RELATING TO CIVIL RELIEF FOR STATE MILITARY FORCES. Conforms Chapter 657D, Hawaii Revised Statutes, concerning civil relief for state military forces to the federal Servicemember's Civil Relief Act. Waives filing fees and court costs for a service member or other person seeking to enforce rights pursuant to Chapter 657D.
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DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW
This measure was previously heard on February 2, 2017.
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RELATING TO HOUSING. Prohibits discrimination in the rental of real property based on a veteran's use of HUD-VASH vouchers.
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________________________________________ Rep. Ken Ito Chair |
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