STAND.
COM. REP. NO. 1170
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2021
RE: H.C.R. No. 191
H.D. 1
Honorable Scott K. Saiki
Speaker, House of Representatives
Thirty-First State Legislature
Regular Session of 2021
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Culture, Arts, & International Affairs, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 191 entitled:
"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION TO IMMEDIATELY RENAME THE ARTHUR M. SACKLER GALLERY,"
begs leave to report as follows:
Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from one individual.
Your Committee finds that the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery is one of the Smithsonian Institution's two prestigious museums of Asian art. Your Committee further finds that the Sackler family, through Purdue Pharma, launched a multi-faceted marketing campaign that misinformed physicians about the risks of OxyContin, an opioid developed by Purdue Pharma that is at the heart of the current opioid crisis afflicting the nation. Therefore, your Committee finds that it is inappropriate for a gallery at such a prestigious institution to bear the name of a member of the Sackler family.
Your Committee has amended this measure by making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Culture, Arts, & International Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 191, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 191, H.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Culture, Arts, & International Affairs,
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____________________________ CEDRIC ASUEGA GATES, Chair |
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