STAND. COM. REP. NO. 794

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2023

RE: H.B. No. 340

H.D. 2

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred H.B. No. 340, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO BROTHER JOSEPH DUTTON DAY,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to designate April 27 of each year as Brother Joseph Dutton Day to honor the hard work and dedication of Joseph Dutton in helping residents of Kalaupapa.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Accounting and General Services, Joseph Dutton Guild, and five individuals.

Your Committee finds that Brother Joseph Dutton dedicated nearly forty-five years of his life to the residents of Kalaupapa. This measure ensures that Brother Joseph Dutton's legacy will endure for future generations. Your Committee further finds that this measure will also allow the State to annually reflect upon its history while increasing awareness of and educational opportunities about the residents of Kalaupapa.

Your Committee has amended this measure by amending the preamble to clarify certain biographical information on Brother Joseph Dutton.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 340, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 340, H.D. 2.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs,

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DAVID A. TARNAS, Chair