STAND. COM. REP. NO.1430

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2003

RE: S.C.R. No. 49

S.D. 1

 

 

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Transportation, Military Affairs, and Government Operations, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 49 entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU TO ASSIST AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE CONCERNING ESTABLISHING AN OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to request the Legislative Reference Bureau (LRB) to assist an advisory committee concerning the establishment of an Office of International Affairs (OIA).

Testimony in support of this measure was submitted by the State Representative from District 4. LRB submitted comments.

Your Committee finds that establishing an OIA may be appropriate for Hawaii, to strengthen our ties with foreign governments, promote international goodwill, and potentially to diversify our economy. Therefore, your Committee supports the intent of this measure.

Your Committee amended this measure by replacing its contents with the contents of H.C.R. No. 47, H.D. 1, a substantially similar measure. As amended, this measure calls for LRB to study this issue and make a recommendation, rather than convening an advisory committee. This measure also requests the Governor, House Speaker, and the Senate President to each designate at least one person to work with LRB.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Transportation, Military Affairs, and Government Operations that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 49, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, in the form attached hereto as S.C.R. No. 49, S.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Transportation, Military Affairs, and Government Operations,

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CAL KAWAMOTO, Chair