STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1736

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: H.C.R. No. 39

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Tourism & International Affairs, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 39 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE HAWAII STATE FOUNDATION ON CULTURE AND THE ARTS TO COMMISSION A MONUMENT TO PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to recognize the Hawaii-born, forty-fourth President of the United States, Barack Hussein Obama, for his many accomplishments and contributions to the world, the United States, and Hawaii by requesting the Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts (Foundation) to commission a commemorative monument to President Barack Obama to be located at an appropriate and easily accessible public space.

The Foundation submitted comments on this measure.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Tourism & International Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 39 and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Tourism & International Affairs,

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RICHARD H.K. ONISHI, Chair