STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1500-18

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2018

RE: S.B. No. 2583

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 S.B. No. 2583 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO INTERNATIONAL YOGA DAY,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to promote healthy living among the population of Hawaii through yoga, a long-standing tradition in Indian culture practiced by many people in Hawaii that creates a balance at the physical, mental, and spiritual level, by designating June 21 of each year as International Yoga Day in Hawaii.

The Gandhi International Institute for Peace, Hari Nama Mission, Oahu County Committee on Legislative Priorities of the Democratic Party of Hawaii, and numerous concerned individuals testified in support of this measure.

Your Committee has amended this measure by 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 S.B. No. 2583, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2583, 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