STAND. COM. REP. NO. 4066

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: H.C.R. No. 8

H.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committees on Public Safety, Intergovernmental, and Military Affairs and Government Operations, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 8, H.D. 1, entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DISPLAY OF THE PRISONER OF WAR AND MISSING IN ACTION FLAG AT THE STATE CAPITOL,"

beg leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to request the Department of Public Safety, Sheriff Division to display the Prisoner of War and Missing in Action Flag at the State Capitol.

Your Committees received testimony in support of this measure from the State Office of Veterans Services and one individual.

Your Committees find that the Prisoner of War and Missing in Action Flag must be flown on six national holidays above the country's most important buildings, including the White House, United States Capitol, and every major military installation. Your Committees further find that the importance of the flag lies in its continued visibility, a constant reminder of the plight of America's prisoner of war and missing in action military personnel. This measure will honor military members who defended the freedoms and liberties that American citizens enjoy today by requesting the Department of Public Safety, Sheriff Division to display the Prisoner of War and Missing in Action Flag at the State Capitol.

As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Public Safety, Intergovernmental, and Military Affairs and Government Operations that are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 8, H.D. 1, and recommend its adoption.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Public Safety, Intergovernmental, and Military Affairs and Government Operations,

________________________________ SHARON MORIWAKI, Chair

________________________________ CLARENCE K. NISHIHARA, Chair