STAND. COM. REP. NO.  746

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2017

RE:   H.B. No. 1438

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1438 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE WORLD WAR I CENTENNIAL COMMEMORATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to appropriate funds to honor the 100^th Anniversary of World War I with programs, ceremonies, and activities to commence on April 2, 2017.

Oahu Veterans Center; Friends of the Natatorium; Military Order of World Wars, Department of Hawaii; Oahu Veterans Council; and several individuals testified in support of this measure.  The State Office of Veterans Services and an individual commented on this measure.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1438 and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair