STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1963

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: H.C.R. No. 94

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2025

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Transportation and Culture and the Arts, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 94 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE GOVERNOR TO ISSUE A PROCLAMATION DESIGNATING HAWAII AS A PURPLE HEART STATE ON AUGUST 7, 2025,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to request the Governor to issue a proclamation designating Hawaii as a Purple Heart State on August 7, 2025.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Veterans of Foreign Wars-Department of Hawaiʻi and seven individuals.

Your Committee finds that the Purple Heart is awarded to those service members who have been injured or killed in military service to the United States. Your Committee further finds that several other legislatures have designated their states as Purple Heart States, recognizing the sacrifices of service members who have been wounded or killed in the line of duty. Therefore, this measure requests the Governor to acknowledge Purple Heart recipients by designating the State as a Purple Heart State on August 7, 2025.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Transportation and Culture and the Arts that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 94, and recommends its adoption.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Transportation and Culture and the Arts,

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CHRIS LEE, Chair