STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2240

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.R. No. 166

S.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committees on Labor, Culture and the Arts and Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred S.R. No. 166 entitled:

"SENATE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE TO ISSUE A COMMEMORATIVE POSTAGE STAMP IN HONOR OF ALFRED AHOLO APAKA,"

beg leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to request that the United States Postal Service issue a commemorative stamp honoring Alfred Aholo Apaka.

Your Committees received testimony in support of this measure from three individuals.

Your Committees find that Alfred Aholo Apaka was born on March 19, 1919, in Honolulu on the island of Oahu in the Territory of Hawaii and was a renowned Hawaii vocalist and engaging performer whose music has been a lasting presence delighting listeners and nurturing an appreciation for hapa haole music, a Hawaii-born and -inspired music genre featuring songs about Hawaii or some aspect of Hawaiian culture with English lyrics.  Alfred Aholo Apaka's music extended beyond Hawaii's shores where it garnered interest and appreciation from people nationally and worldwide. One of the greatest Hawaiian vocalists of the Twentieth Century, Alfred Aholo Apaka's remarkable career was cut short by death from a heart attack in 1960 at the young age of forty, but to this day, he remains a cultural icon with fans around the world. Since Alfred Aholo Apaka's legacy continues to promote Hawaii worldwide and unify people through shared appreciation and bonds of his lasting music, your Committees believe that he should be recognized nationally by the issuance of a commemorative stamp.

Your Committees have amended this measure by making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity and consistency.

As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Labor, Culture and the Arts and Hawaiian Affairs that are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose of S.R. No. 166, as amended herein, and recommend its adoption in the form attached hereto as S.R. No. 166, S.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Labor, Culture and the Arts and Hawaiian Affairs,

________________________________ MAILE S.L. SHIMABUKURO, Chair

________________________________ BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Chair