HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THE TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2018
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COMMITTEE ON VETERANS, MILITARY, & INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, & CULTURE AND THE ARTS |
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Rep. Matthew S. LoPresti, Chair |
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Rep. Beth Fukumoto, Vice Chair |
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Rep. Romy M. Cachola |
Rep. Richard H.K. Onishi |
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Rep. Isaac W. Choy |
Rep. James Kunane Tokioka |
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Rep. Ken Ito |
Rep. Justin H. Woodson |
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Rep. Takashi Ohno |
Rep. Gene Ward |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Thursday, February 8, 2018 |
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10:00am |
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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 FILIPINO VETERANS. Requires and funds the Office of Veterans' Services to establish a Filipino Veterans Legacy Exhibit at the Honolulu International Airport.
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RELATING TO FILIPINO VETERANS BURIAL ASSISTANCE. Establishes the Filipino-American Veterans of World War II burial assistance program. Establishes the Filipino-American veterans of World War II burial assistance program special fund. Makes an appropriation.
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MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM FOR THE 2018 GANNENMONO CELEBRATION. Makes an appropriation to the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism for the 2018 gannenmono celebration.
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RELATING TO MILITARY IN THE ARTS. Appropriates moneys for the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts to establish an Arts in the Military Program.
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RELATING TO VIETNAM WAR VETERANS. Designates 3/29 of each year as Vietnam War Veterans Day in Hawaii.
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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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DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW
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________________________________________ Rep. Matthew S. LoPresti Chair |
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