STAND.
COM. REP. NO. 511-18
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2018
RE: H.B. No. 2036
H.D. 1
Honorable Scott K. Saiki
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Ninth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2018
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Veterans, Military, & International Affairs, & Culture and the Arts, to which was referred H.B. No. 2036 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO MEMORIALS,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this measure is to recognize the sacrifices and contributions of veterans from Hawaii who served in conflicts in the Persian Gulf, Iraq, Afghanistan, and the various theaters of operation in the Global War on Terrorism, by appropriating funds for the planning and design of a memorial to be built at the Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery in Kaneohe and replicas to be located in state veterans cemeteries statewide, honoring the veterans of these campaigns.
Your Committee has amended this measure by:
(1) Specifying that the memorial shall be known as the Global War on Terrorism and Persian Gulf War Memorial;
(2) Authorizing placement of replicas of the memorial at other appropriate locations as suggested by veterans' organizations on each island on which a replica memorial is located;
(3) Changing its effective date to December 23, 2083, to facilitate further discussion; and
(4) 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 is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2036, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2036, H.D. 1, and 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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____________________________ MATTHEW S. LOPRESTI, Chair |
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